noun.
The fruit of trees of the genus Castanea. See 2.
noun.
The tree Castanea vesca, natural order Cupuliferœ, a native of western Asia, southern Europe, and the United States east of the Mississippi.
noun.
A name given to certain trees or plants of other genera, and to their fruit. See below.
noun.
The color of a chestnut; a reddish-brown color.
noun.
In farriery, the bur or horny wart-like excrescence on the inner side of a horse's leg.
noun.
[In allusion to a stale or worm-eaten chestnut.] An old joke; a trite jest; a stale pun or anecdote; a “Joe Miller.”
noun.
A worn-out phrase or catchword; a phrase or expression serious in form and intent, but which has ceased, through futile repetition, to command interest or respect.
Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish-brown color; castaneous.
Also spelled chesnut.