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chestnutty, a.|ˈtʃɛsnʌtɪ| [f. chestnut + -y1.] a. Resembling the colour of a chestnut.
1893Strand Mag. Nov. 537/1 His [eyes] are chestnutty brown. b. Of the nature of a chestnut (chestnut 7); old and well-known; frequently repeated. orig. U.S.
1884Detroit Free Press 14 May 2/1 Excitement about it soon dies away, and references to it are regarded as chestnutty in the press and the pulpit. 1906Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 4/4 The story, slightly chestnutty in its flavour, of the theatre manager. 1963Punch 25 Dec. 934/1 Old chestnutty films. |