Chestnut

(noun.) a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse.

(noun.) a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg.

(noun.) the brown color of chestnuts.

(noun.) edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea.

(noun.) any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur.

(noun.) wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea.

(adj.) (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; 'a chestnut horse'; 'chestnut hair' .

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• Papa says I may have the chestnut to ride now. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Mrs. March folded the wavy chestnut lock, and laid it away with a short gray one in her desk. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But what was lovely was the fall to go hunting through the chestnut woods. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The road climbed steeply going up and back and forth through chestnut woods to level finally along a ridge. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Descending the laurel walk, I faced the wreck of the chestnut-tree; it stood up black and riven: the trunk, split down the centre, gasped ghastly. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Frost opens chestnut burrs, ma'am, and it takes a good shake to bring them down. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• And if turning up my hair makes me one, I'll wear it in two tails till I'm twenty, cried Jo, pulling off her net, and shaking down a chestnut mane. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The well-groomed chestnut horse and two beautiful setters could leave no doubt that the rider was Sir James Chettam. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The little grave where her infant sleeps Is 'neath the chestnut tree. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He then retired to a monastery at Yuste, among the oak and chestnut forests in the hills to the north of the Tagus valley, and there he died in 1558. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• As you may observe, Mr. Holmes, my hair is somewhat luxuriant, and of a rather peculiar tint of chestnut. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• He came in gorgeous array, with plumed cap, red cloak, chestnut lovelocks, a guitar, and the boots, of course. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• A fair, sweet, and honest country face was revealed, reposing in a nest of wavy chestnut hair. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Why, you never threw your leg across a finer horse than that chestnut, and you gave him for this brute. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• To the north we could look across a valley and see a forest of chestnut trees and behind it another mountain on this side of the river. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• That is Andros all over; he likes to be the monkey, and use others as cats to pull the chestnuts out of the fire. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• He had for food hazel-nuts, beech-nuts, sweet chestnuts, earth-nuts, and acorns. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Looking down I saw a stately carriage and pair, the brilliant lamps gleaming on the glossy haunches of the noble chestnuts. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• They have eaten all the Austrians' potatoes and chestnuts from the woods. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.

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