Davenport vs. Chesterfield

Davenportnoun

A large sofa, especially a formal one.

Davenportnoun

A writing desk.

Davenportnoun

A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental, and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.

Davenportnoun

a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island

Davenportnoun

a small decorative writing desk

Davenportnoun

a large sofa usually convertible into a bed

Davenportnoun

an ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing.

Davenportnoun

a large heavily upholstered sofa.

Chesterfieldnoun

A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.

Chesterfieldnoun

(Canada) Any couch or sofa.

Chesterfieldnoun

a davenport with upright armrests.

Chesterfieldnoun

a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar.

Chesterfieldnoun

suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)

Chesterfieldnoun

an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests

Chesterfieldnoun

a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar