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Noun: chesterfield  'ches-tu(r),feeld
  1. An overstuffed davenport with upright armrests
     
  2. A fitted overcoat with a velvet collar
     
  3. [Cdn] An upholstered seat for more than one person
    - sofa, couch, lounge
Noun: Chesterfield  'ches-tu(r),feeld
  1. Suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
    - Philip Stanhope, Fourth Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope

Derived forms: chesterfields

Type of: davenport, greatcoat, national leader, overcoat, seat, statesman, statesperson, topcoat

Encyclopedia: Chesterfield, NY