liver chestnut
- noun
- Specialized
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castaño hígado
- Her new horse is a beautiful liver chestnut with a glossy coat.
Examples
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Among all the horses, the liver chestnut stood out for its rich, dark color.
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The stable specializes in breeding liver chestnut Thoroughbreds for competition.
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The horse was a beautiful liver chestnut.
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I have always admired liver chestnuts for their rich color.
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The beautiful liver chestnut horse stood out at the competition with its rich, dark brown coat.
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In the stable, I admired the liver chestnut mare, whose shiny coat glistened in the sunlight.
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During the equestrian show, the liver chestnut horse won first place, impressing the judges with its striking color.
Synonyms
3
5.0
A horse with a reddish-brown coat
A warm reddish brown colour like a nut
Antonyms
How Dark
- Specialized
3
5.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: the adjective 'liver' (a dark reddish-brown hue) modifies 'chestnut' (a reddish-brown horse coat) to indicate a darker shade of chestnut. Although somewhat specialized equestrian vocabulary, the adjective+noun pattern is transparent and a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended color.
Etymology
Liver chestnut may come from two color images: chestnut, the reddish-brown of the nut, and liver, the darker reddish-brown of the animal organ. So liver chestnut describes a horse with a solid, rich 'dark brown' coat.