Chesterfieldian

Variant of chesterfield

chesterfield definition

ches·ter·field (c̸hes′tər fēld′)

noun

  1. a single-breasted topcoat, usually with a fly front and a velvet collar
    1. a kind of sofa, heavily stuffed and with upright ends
    2. Cdn. any sofa

Etymology: after a 19th-c. Earl of Chesterfield

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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