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Definition of chestnut adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chestnut

adjective
 
/ˈtʃesnʌt/
 
/ˈtʃesnʌt/
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  1. red-brown in colourTopics Colours and Shapesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bright
    • glossy
    • rich
    • …
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    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.
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