chestnut 音标拼音: [tʃ'ɛsn
, ʌt] [tʃ'ɛstn
, ʌt]
n . 栗子,栗树,栗色
a . 栗色的
栗子,栗树,栗色栗色的
chestnut adj 1 : (
of hair or feathers )
of a golden brown to reddish brown color ; "
a chestnut horse "; "
chestnut hair "
n 1 :
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea 2 :
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow -
brown in autumn ;
yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur [
synonym : {
chestnut }, {
chestnut tree }]
3 :
edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea 4 :
the brown color of chestnuts 5 :
a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse '
s leg 6 :
a dark golden -
brown or reddish -
brown horse Chestnut \
Chest "
nut \,
n . [
For chesten -
nut ;
OE .
chestein ,
chesten ,
chastein ,
chestnut ,
fr .
AS .
cisten in cistenbe ['
a ]
m chestnut tree ,
influenced by OF .
chastaigne ,
F .
ch [^
a ]
taigne ,
both the AS .
and the F .
words coming from L .
castanea a chestnut ,
Gr . ?,
fr . ?
a city of Pontus ,
where chestnut trees grew in abundance ,
and whence they were introduced into Europe .
Cf . {
Castanets }.]
1 . (
Bot .)
The edible nut of a forest tree ({
Castanea vesce })
of Europe and America .
Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur .
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2 .
The tree itself ,
or its light ,
coarse -
grained timber ,
used for ornamental work ,
furniture ,
etc .
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3 .
A bright brown color ,
like that of the nut .
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4 .
The horse chestnut (
often so used in England ).
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5 .
One of the round ,
or oval ,
horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse ,
and allied animals .
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6 .
An old joke or story . [
Slang ]
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{
Chestnut tree },
a tree that bears chestnuts .
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Chestnut \
Chest "
nut \,
a .
Of or pertaining of a chestnut ;
of a reddish brown color ;
as ,
chestnut curls .
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colorful \
colorful \
adj .
1 .
having striking color .
Opposite of {
colorless }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
changeable ,
chatoyant ,
iridescent ,
shot }; {
deep ,
rich }; {
flaming }; {
fluorescent ,
glowing };
{
prismatic }; {
psychedelic }; {
red ,
ruddy ,
flushed ,
empurpled }]
Syn :
colourful .
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2 .
striking in variety and interest .
Opposite of {
colorless }
or {
dull }. [
Narrower terms : {
brave ,
fine ,
gay ,
glorious };
{
flamboyant ,
resplendent ,
unrestrained }; {
flashy ,
gaudy ,
jazzy ,
showy ,
snazzy ,
sporty }; {
picturesque }]
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3 .
having color or a certain color ;
not black ,
white or grey ;
as ,
colored crepe paper .
Opposite of {
colorless }
and {
monochrome }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
tinted }; {
touched ,
tinged }; {
amber ,
brownish -
yellow ,
yellow -
brown }; {
amethyst }; {
auburn ,
reddish -
brown }; {
aureate ,
gilded ,
gilt ,
gold ,
golden };
{
azure ,
cerulean ,
sky -
blue ,
bright blue }; {
bicolor ,
bicolour ,
bicolored ,
bicoloured ,
bichrome }; {
blue ,
bluish ,
light -
blue ,
dark -
blue }; {
blushful ,
blush -
colored ,
rosy }; {
bottle -
green }; {
bronze ,
bronzy };
{
brown ,
brownish ,
dark -
brown }; {
buff }; {
canary ,
canary -
yellow }; {
caramel ,
caramel brown }; {
carnation };
{
chartreuse }; {
chestnut }; {
dun }; {
earth -
colored ,
earthlike }; {
fuscous }; {
green ,
greenish ,
light -
green ,
dark -
green }; {
jade ,
jade -
green }; {
khaki }; {
lavender ,
lilac }; {
mauve }; {
moss green ,
mosstone }; {
motley ,
multicolor ,
culticolour ,
multicolored ,
multicoloured ,
painted ,
particolored ,
particoloured ,
piebald ,
pied ,
varicolored ,
varicoloured }; {
mousy ,
mouse -
colored };
{
ocher ,
ochre }; {
olive -
brown }; {
olive -
drab }; {
olive };
{
orange ,
orangish }; {
peacock -
blue }; {
pink ,
pinkish };
{
purple ,
violet ,
purplish }; {
red ,
blood -
red ,
carmine ,
cerise ,
cherry ,
cherry -
red ,
crimson ,
ruby ,
ruby -
red ,
scarlet }; {
red ,
reddish }; {
rose ,
roseate }; {
rose -
red };
{
rust ,
rusty ,
rust -
colored }; {
snuff ,
snuff -
brown ,
snuff -
color ,
snuff -
colour ,
snuff -
colored ,
snuff -
coloured ,
mummy -
brown ,
chukker -
brown }; {
sorrel ,
brownish -
orange }; {
stone ,
stone -
gray }; {
straw -
color ,
straw -
colored ,
straw -
coloured }; {
tan }; {
tangerine };
{
tawny }; {
ultramarine }; {
umber }; {
vermilion ,
vermillion ,
cinibar ,
Chinese -
red }; {
yellow ,
yellowish };
{
yellow -
green }; {
avocado }; {
bay }; {
beige }; {
blae bluish -
black or gray -
blue )}; {
coral }; {
creamy }; {
cress green ,
cresson ,
watercress }; {
hazel }; {
honey ,
honey -
colored }; {
hued (
postnominal )}; {
magenta };
{
maroon }; {
pea -
green }; {
russet }; {
sage ,
sage -
green };
{
sea -
green }] [
Also See : {
chromatic }, {
colored }, {
dark },
{
light }.]
Syn :
colored ,
coloured ,
in color (
predicate ).
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84 Moby Thesaurus words for "
chestnut ":
Joe Miller ,
Titian ,
adust ,
auburn ,
banality ,
bay ,
bay -
colored ,
bayard ,
brazen ,
bromide ,
bronze ,
bronze -
colored ,
bronzed ,
brownish -
red ,
buckskin ,
calico pony ,
carroty ,
castaneous ,
chestnut -
brown ,
cliche ,
commonplace ,
commonplace expression ,
copper ,
copper -
colored ,
coppery ,
corn ,
cupreous ,
dapple -
gray ,
dun ,
erythristic ,
familiar tune ,
ferruginous ,
foxy ,
gray ,
grizzle ,
hackneyed saying ,
henna ,
joke with whiskers ,
lieu commun ,
liver -
brown ,
liver -
colored ,
livid -
brown ,
locus communis ,
mahogany ,
old joke ,
old saw ,
old song ,
old story ,
old turkey ,
old wheeze ,
paint ,
painted pony ,
piebald ,
pinto ,
platitude ,
prosaicism ,
prosaism ,
prose ,
red -
crested ,
red -
haired ,
red -
polled ,
red -
tufted ,
reddish -
brown ,
reiteration ,
retold story ,
roan ,
rubiginous ,
rufous ,
russet ,
russety ,
rust ,
rust -
colored ,
rusty ,
skewbald ,
sorrel ,
stereotyped saying ,
sunburned ,
terra -
cotta ,
trite joke ,
trite saying ,
triticism ,
twice -
told tale ,
warmed -
over cabbage ,
xanthous
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