noun
- large upholstered sofas with rolled arms and backs of the same height
- overcoats with concealed buttons and a velvet collar
Usage: British English
Usage: formal menswear
Examples
- The hotel lobby featured elegant leather chesterfields.
- They arranged two chesterfields facing each other in the sitting room.
- The gentleman wore a navy chesterfield to the opera.
- Vintage chesterfields are popular in traditional British homes.
- He buttoned up his wool chesterfield against the cold.
- The antique shop specialized in restored chesterfields and armchairs.