chestnut
/CH EH1 S N AH0 T/noun
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A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
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The nut of this tree or shrub.
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A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
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A reddish-brown horse.
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The wood of a chestnut tree.
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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").
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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.
syn:night eye - 8
The horse-chestnut.
Synonyms
adjective
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Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
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