0 a type of sofa, often covered in leather. Chesterfields have arms that curve outwards and that are at the same height as the back of the sofa. The arms and back have buttons set into the leather or material.
1 a sofa
She sat in her corner of the chesterfield and took up her knitting.
She was still sitting in the corner of the chesterfield, but she had picked up some knitting, with which her hands were busy.
They went into the sitting-room hand in hand, and she sat down on the chesterfield before the fire.
To the huge delight of his companions, he stretched himself at length upon the chesterfield and closed his eyes.
Chesterfield alone is therefore paying £50 million for the privilege of having those people out of work.
Chesterfield was built on coal, steel, chemicals and engineering, and it had canals and railways.
Chesterfield borough council is obliged by law to undertake a screening process under the 1999 environment assessment regulations.
