Associations to the word «Chesterfield»

Wiktionary

CHESTERFIELD, noun. A couch, sofa, or loveseat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
CHESTERFIELD, noun. (Canada) Any couch or sofa.
CHESTERFIELD, proper noun. A market town in Derbyshire, England
CHESTERFIELD, proper noun. Any of a number of other settlements
CHESTERFIELD RUGBY, noun. (Canada) (idiomatic) (euphemistic) Sexual activity.

Dictionary definition

CHESTERFIELD, noun. Suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773).
CHESTERFIELD, noun. An overstuffed davenport with upright armrests.
CHESTERFIELD, noun. A fitted overcoat with a velvet collar.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley