Definition of chestnut Chestnut

/ʧɛˈsnʌˌt/ - [chesnut] - chest•nut

We found 26 definitions of chestnut from 6 different sources.

What does chestnut mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: chestnuts
chestnut - any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
		chestnut tree
		tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
		castanea, genus castanea chestnuts; chinkapins
		chestnut a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
		chestnut a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
		american chestnut, american sweet chestnut, castanea dentata large tree found from Maine to Alabama
		castanea sativa, european chestnut, spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
		castanea mollissima, chinese chestnut a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China
		castanea crenata, japanese chestnut a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk
		allegheny chinkapin, castanea pumila, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
chestnut - the brown color of chestnuts
		brownness, brown an orange of low brightness and saturation
chestnut - edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
		edible nut a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
chestnut - wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
		wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"
chestnut - a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
chestnut - a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
Adjective chestnut, chestnutter, chestnuttest
chestnut - (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"
		chromatic being or having or characterized by hue

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Wiktionary

chestnut (Noun)
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
chestnut (Noun)
The nut of this tree or shrub.
chestnut (Noun)
A dark, reddish- brown colour/color.
chestnut (Noun)
A reddish-brown horse.
chestnut (Noun)
The wood of a chestnut tree.
chestnut (Noun)
Often "old chestnut " A worn-out meme; a work so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
chestnut (Noun)
A part of a horse found on the inner leg, similar to a birthmark on a human.
chestnut (Adjective)
Of a deep reddish- brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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.
chestnut (n.)
The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
chestnut (n.)
A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
chestnut (n.)
The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
chestnut (n.)
One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.
chestnut (n.)
An old joke or story.
chestnut (a.)
Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

chestnut
Any north temperate fagaceous tree of the genus Castanea, such as Castanea sativa, which produce flowers in long catkins and nuts in a prickly bur.
chestnut
The nut of the chestnut tree.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

chestnut
Chesnut, ches′nut, n. a nut or fruit enclosed in a prickly case: the tree that bears it: (slang) a stale joke or story.—adj. of a chestnut colour, reddish-brown. [O. Fr. chastaigne—L. castanea—Gr. kastanon, from Castana, in Pontus.]