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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Chestnut, IL
    Zip code(s): 62518
  Chestnut, LA
    Zip code(s): 71070

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chestnut \Chest"nut\, n. [For chesten-nut; OE. chestein,
     chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cistenbe['a]m
     chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. ch[^a]taigne,
     both the AS. and the F. words coming from L. castanea a
     chestnut, Gr. ?, fr. ? a city of Pontus, where chestnut trees
     grew in abundance, and whence they were introduced into
     Europe. Cf. Castanets.]
     1. (Bot.) The edible nut of a forest tree ({Castanea vesce)
        of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts
        grow in a prickly bur.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used
        for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides
        of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. An old joke or story. [Slang]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Chestnut tree, a tree that bears chestnuts.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chestnut \Chest"nut\, a.
     Of or pertaining of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as,
     chestnut curls.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  colorful \colorful\ adj.
     1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
           shot; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
           prismatic; psychedelic; red, ruddy, flushed,
           empurpled]
  
     Syn: colourful.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
        or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
        flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; flashy, gaudy,
        jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty; picturesque]
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
        as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
        monochrome.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; amber,
           brownish-yellow, yellow-brown; amethyst; auburn,
           reddish-brown; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
           azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; bicolor,
           bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome; blue,
           bluish, light-blue, dark-blue; blushful,
           blush-colored, rosy; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
           brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; canary,
           canary-yellow; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
           chartreuse; chestnut; dun; earth-colored,
           earthlike; fuscous; green, greenish, light-green,
           dark-green; jade, jade-green; khaki; lavender,
           lilac; mauve; moss green, mosstone; motley,
           multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
           painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
           varicolored, varicoloured; mousy, mouse-colored;
           ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
           orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
           purple, violet, purplish; red, blood-red, carmine,
           cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
           scarlet; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
           rust, rusty, rust-colored; snuff, snuff-brown,
           snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
           snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown; sorrel,
           brownish-orange; stone, stone-gray; straw-color,
           straw-colored, straw-coloured; tan; tangerine;
           tawny; ultramarine; umber; vermilion,
           vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red; yellow, yellowish;
           yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; blae
           bluish-black or gray-blue); coral; creamy; cress
           green, cresson, watercress; hazel; honey,
           honey-colored; hued(postnominal); magenta;
           maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
           sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
           light.]
  
     Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chestnut \Chest"nut\ (ch[e^]s"n[u^]t), n. [For chesten-nut; OE.
     chestein, chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in
     cisten-be['a]m chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne,
     F. ch[^a]taigne, both the AS. and the F. words coming from L.
     castanea a chestnut, Gr. ka`stanon, fr. Ka`stana a city of
     Pontus, where chestnut trees grew in abundance, and whence
     they were introduced into Europe. Cf. Castanets.]
     1. (Bot.) 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.
  
     2. The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used
        for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
  
     3. A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
  
     4. The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
  
     5. One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides
        of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.
  
     6. An old joke or story. [Slang]
  
     Chestnut tree, a tree that bears chestnuts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chestnut \Chest"nut\, a.
     Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as,
     chestnut curls.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  chestnut
       adj : used of hair; of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a
             chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"
       n 1: wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
       2: any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in
          autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
          [syn: chestnut tree]
       3: edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus
          Castanea
       4: a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
       5: a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chestnut
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η καστανιά
     2 ο καστανάς

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chestnut
     a.
     Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
     n.
     1 A tree or shrub of the genus ''Castanea''.
     2 A nut of this tree or shrub.
     3 (lb en uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the
  fruit of the chestnut tree.
     4 A reddish-brown horse.
     5 (lb en uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
     6 (lb en figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc.
  so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective  (often in
  the phrase "old chestnut").
     7 A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a
  horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
     8 (lb en UK) The horse-chestnut.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Chestnut
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  chestnut
     a.
     Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
     n.
     1 A tree or shrub of the genus ''Castanea''.
     2 A nut of this tree or shrub.
     3 (lb en uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the
  fruit of the chestnut tree.
     4 A reddish-brown horse.
     5 (lb en uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
     6 (lb en figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc.
  so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective  (often in
  the phrase "old chestnut").
     7 A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a
  horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
     8 (lb en UK) The horse-chestnut.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Chestnut
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  chestnut
     a.
     Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
     n.
     1 A tree or shrub of the genus ''Castanea''.
     2 A nut of this tree or shrub.
     3 (lb en uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the
  fruit of the chestnut tree.
     4 A reddish-brown horse.
     5 (lb en uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
     6 (lb en figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc.
  so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective  (often in
  the phrase "old chestnut").
     7 A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a
  horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
     8 (lb en UK) The horse-chestnut.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Chestnut
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  chestnut
     a.
     Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
     n.
     1 A tree or shrub of the genus ''Castanea''.
     2 A nut of this tree or shrub.
     3 (lb en uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the
  fruit of the chestnut tree.
     4 A reddish-brown horse.
     5 (lb en uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
     6 (lb en figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc.
  so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective  (often in
  the phrase "old chestnut").
     7 A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a
  horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
     8 (lb en UK) The horse-chestnut.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Chestnut
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chestnut
     Englanti n.
     1 kastanja
     2 (hevosen väri) rautias

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Chestnut /tʃˈɛstnʌt/
  الكستناءة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  chestnut //ˈt͡ʃɛs.nʌt// //ˈt͡ʃɛst.nʌt// 
  кестеняв
  of a deep reddish-brown colour

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  chestnut //ˈt͡ʃɛs.nʌt// //ˈt͡ʃɛst.nʌt// 
  1. ке́стен, кестен
  nut of the chestnut tree
  2. кестеняв
  reddish-brown colour
  3. дорест кон
  reddish-brown horse
  4. ке́стен
  wood of a chestnut tree

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  chestnut /tʃˈɛstnʌt/ 
  kaštanový

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  chestnut /tʃˈɛstnʌt/
  kaštan