chesterfield

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛstəfiːld/

noun

  • 1a sofa with padded arms and back of the same height and curved outwards at the top.
  • Canadian any sofa.
  • 2a man’s plain straight overcoat, typically with a velvet collar.

Origin:

mid 19th century (in chesterfield (sense 2)): named after a 19th-century Earl of Chesterfield