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Chessman
Chess′man
,Noun.
pl.
. Chessmen
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A piece used in the game of chess.
Definition 2024
chessman
chessman
English
Noun
chessman (plural chessmen)
- (chess) A chess piece.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 27
- Curious to tell, this imperial negro, Ahasuerus Daggoo, was the Squire of little Flask, who looked like a chess-man beside him.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 27
Translations
chess piece — see chess piece
See also
Chess pieces in English · chess pieces, chessmen (see also: chess) (layout · text) | |||||
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king | queen | castle, rook | bishop | knight | pawn |
- Appendix:Chess_pieces