Chestnut (color) — For other uses, see Chestnut (disambiguation). Chestnut, also known as Indian red, is a color, a medium brownish shade of red, and is named after the nut of the chestnut tree. As Indian red, it is named after the red laterite soil found in… … Wikipedia
chestnut — [[t]tʃe̱snʌt[/t]] chestnuts 1) N COUNT A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves. → See also horse chestnut 2) N COUNT Chestnuts are the reddish brown nuts that grow on chestnut trees. You can eat chestnuts. 3) COLOUR Something … English dictionary
chestnut — chest|nut [ tʃes,nʌt ] noun 1. ) count a large smooth red brown nut that you can eat: roast chestnuts chestnut stuffing 2. ) chestnut or chestnut tree count a tall tree with large wide leaves that produces chestnuts a ) uncount the wood of a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chestnut — UK [ˈtʃesˌnʌt] / US noun Word forms chestnut : singular chestnut plural chestnuts 1) [countable] a large smooth red brown nut that you can eat roast chestnuts chestnut stuffing 2) a) chestnut or chestnut tree [countable] a tall tree with large… … English dictionary
chestnut — chest|nut1 [ˈtʃesnʌt] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: chesten chestnut tree (14 17 centuries) (from Old French chasteigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastanea) + nut] 1.) a smooth red brown nut that you can eat ▪ roast chestnuts 2.) also … Dictionary of contemporary English
chestnut — 1 noun 1 (C) a smooth red brown nut that you can eat: roast chestnuts | chestnut stuffing 2 also chestnut tree (C) the tree on which this nut grows 3 (U) a reddish brown colour 4 (C) a horse that is this colour 5 an old chestnut a joke or story… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Chestnut-backed Chickadee — by Louis Agassiz Fuertes Conservation status … Wikipedia
Chestnut Ridge people — Total population About 1,500 Regions with significant populations United States … Wikipedia
Chestnut (coat) — For the callousity called a chestnut , see Chestnut (horse anatomy). A chestnut horse This copper red shade is sometimes also called Sorrel . Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish to brown coat with a mane and tail the… … Wikipedia
Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas … Wikipedia
Elena Risteska, a naturally chestnut-haired Macedonian.
