chestennutt

See chestnut. chester (ches'ter), n. [As a suffix in place names, -chester, -cester, -caster, disguised -ter; castrum, castle.] Originally, a town; now, the proper name of several towns and cities in England and the United States, the most ancient being Chester [ME. Chestre, AS. Ceaster ], the capital of Cheshire [ Chester - shire, AS. Ceaster seir ], on the river Dee, in England. The term more frequently occurs as a suffix ( -chester, -cester, -caster, -ter) in place-names: as, Col chester [ME. Col - chestre, AS. Col nec easter], on the river Colne; Cirencester [ME. Cirecestre, Circestre, AS. Cirenceaster ], the station of Ciren ( Corinium ); Exeter [ME. Excestre, etc., AS. Exanceaster, Exacester ], on the river Exe [AS. Exa ]; Don caster, on the river Don, etc. chesterfield (ches'ter-fēld), n. A kind of topcoat, named after the celebrated Earl of Chesterfield. Eng