Chelsea
WiktionaryText
Etymology
chalk wharf.
Anglo-Saxon Celchyth from cealc (chalk) + hyd (landing place).
Proper noun
- A district on the northern bank of the river Thames in western London.
- Any of several places (mostly in the US) named after it.
- A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
- , derived from the London borough.
Quotations
- 1969 Joni Mitchell, Chelsea morning ( a song)
- Woke up, it was Chelsea morning
- And the first thing that I heard
- Was a song outside my window