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Chelsea|ˈtʃɛlsiː|
[The name of a district of London on the north bank of the Thames.]
1. Chelsea bun: a kind of rolled currant-bun originally made in Chelsea.
1711Swift Jrnl. to Stella 2 May (1948) I. 259 Was it not Rrrrrrrrrare Chelsea buns? I bought one to-day in my walk; it cost me a penny; it was stale, and I did not like it. 1795D. Lysons Environs of London II. 149 The manufacture of Chelsea bunns should not be omitted, having been..carried on upon the same spot for more than 100 years. 1855A. Manning (title) The old Chelsea bun-house, a tale of the last century. 1884‘L. Carroll’ Tangled Tale x, in Monthly Packet Nov. 474 (title), Chelsea buns. Ibid., Give her a Chelsea bun, Miss! 1912C. Mackenzie Carnival xviii. 202 Pass the Chelsea buns. 1954L. MacNeice Autumn Sequel xii. 79 Strong talk over strong tea and Chelsea buns.
2. Used attrib. to designate a kind of porcelain made at Chelsea in the 18th century. Also ellipt.
1754in Jewitt Ceramic Art (1878) I. 173 Chelsea porcelain toys. 1765J. Wedgewood Let. 17 June (1965) 35 What I would be glad to know..is whether she expects the gold to be burnt in, as it is upon the Chelsea china. 1869Lady C. Schreiber Jrnl. (1911) I. 33 Good Chelsea-Derby figure of youth sacrificing a goat. 1900F. Litchfield Pott. & Porc. v. 51 The most valuable kinds of Sèvres and Chelsea.
3. Chelsea pensioner: an inmate of the Chelsea Royal Hospital for old or disabled soldiers (founded 1682).
1822M. Edgeworth Let. 11 Feb. (1971) 347 Wilkie..wants to mark one of the figures in the picture of the Chelsea pensioners for an Irishman. 1858‘Megathym Splene’ Almæ Matres 29 You say with reason that it is not the Chelsea pensioner nor the veteran of a hundred fights who coaches young aspirants for the Army Examinations. 1917N. Douglas South Wind x. 133 Is it true that you once..mistook one of those red-coated Chelsea pensioners for a pillar-box? 1951H. V. Morton In Search of London viii. 280 The Chelsea Pensioners celebrate Oak Apple Day because it was Charles II who founded the Hospital.
4. Chelsea boots, elastic-sided boots. Also absol.
1962Sunday Express 4 Feb. 19/1 Chelsea boots..elastic-sided, pull on ankle-length pumps. 1963Times 25 Feb. 11/4 A cult of elastic-sided boots, once deemed proper only to the gravest of seniors and therefore laughable. These, dignified with the name of Chelseas, are now correct wear under a bowler hat in St. James's Street. 1963Honey Oct. 55/2 The Beats wear..polo-sweaters and Chelsea boots.
▸ Chelsea tractor n. Brit. colloq. (freq. depreciative or humorous) a four-wheel-drive or off-road vehicle which is used predominantly in urban areas.
1994Times 12 Feb. (Mag.) 4/4 Those who own a Discovery are feeling very superior and have decided to refer to it as the ‘*Chelsea Tractor’. 2005Metro (London ed.) 3 May 18/2, I find it difficult to believe someone of his intelligence would consider buying a 4x4, aka ‘Chelsea Tractor’. |