Topic: COLOURS
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | chesten 'chestnut tree' (14-17 centuries) (from Old French chasteigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastanea) + nut |
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chest‧nut1
1 [countable]HBPDFC a smooth red-brown nut that you can eat : roast chestnuts
roast chestnuts2 also chestnut tree [countable]HBP the tree on which this nut grows
3 [uncountable]CC a red-brown colour
4 [countable]HBA a horse that is red-brown in colour
6 [countable]HBP a horse chestnut
