"chestnut" in the noun sense
1. chestnut
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
2. chestnut, chestnut tree
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
3. chestnut
edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
4. chestnut
the brown color of chestnuts
5. chestnut
a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
6. chestnut
a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
"chestnut" in the adjective sense
1. chestnut
of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
"a chestnut horse"
"chestnut hair"
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