Meaning of Chesterfield | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of a number of settlements:
2. A market town and borough in Derbyshire, England.
3. An extremely polite person.
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4. A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
5. A hamlet in Wall parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1005)
6. Any couch or sofa.
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7. A rural municipality in west Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261.
8. A number of places in the United States:
9. A village in the town of Montville, New London County, Connecticut.
10. A ghost town and historic district in Caribou County, Idaho.
11. A village and township in Macoupin County, Illinois.
12. A town in Union Township, Madison County and Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
13. A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
14. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Macomb County, Michigan.
15. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
16. A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
17. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Burlington County, New Jersey.
18. A town in Essex County, New York.
19. A township in Fulton County, Ohio.
20. A town, the county seat of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
21. A census-designated place in Henderson County, Tennessee.
22. A neighbourhood of West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
23. Ellipsis of Chesterfield County.
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Examples

“The White House attendants are Chesterfields of politeness, and the visitor must be aggressive and persistent indeed who is not kept within proper limits without having his sensibilities wounded.”

“"The man-eatin' Papuans had me once, but they are Chesterfields compared to this crowd."”

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