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Meaning of 'chestnut' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chestnut [ a.]
- Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.
2 . Chestnut [ n.]
- The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.
- The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
- A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
- The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
- One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.
- An old joke or story.

Meaning of 'chestnut' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chestnut [ s]
Meaning (1):
- (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
Example in sentence:
  • a chestnut horse;
  • chestnut hair

Nearby Words:

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