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chesten

chesten noun: a chestnut.

Noun

chesten (plural chestens)

  1. (obsolete) A chestnut.
  2. (obsolete) A chestnut-tree.

Forms of chesten

pluralchestens

Origin of chesten

Inherited from Middle English chesteyne. Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).

Questions about chesten

What does chesten mean?
Chesten means a chestnut.
What part of speech is chesten?
Chesten is a noun.
What is the plural of chesten?
The plural of chesten is chestens.

Words near chesten in the dictionary

  1. chested
  2. chested down
  3. chested one's cards
  4. chested up
  5. chestedness
  6. chesten
  7. chestens
  8. Chester
  9. Chester County
  10. Chester County White
  11. chester drawers

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