chesterfield
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chesterfield/ˈtʃestəfiːld/
▶noun
- 1 a sofa having a padded back and padded arms that are of the same height and curve outwards.
■ Canadian any sofa.
- 2 a man's plain straight overcoat, typically with a velvet collar.
– origin C19: named after an Earl of Chesterfield.
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