noun
- a smooth brown nut that can be eaten, or the tree that produces it
- a reddish-brown color
- a horse with a reddish-brown coat
adjective
- having a reddish-brown color
Examples
- We roasted chestnuts over the fire.
- The old chestnut tree provided shade in the yard.
- She had beautiful chestnut hair.
- The farmer rode his chestnut mare to town.
- That’s an old chestnut – I’ve heard that joke a hundred times.
- He polished the chestnut leather boots.
- Chestnut leaves turn golden in autumn.