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Definition of chess

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Chess (n.) A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus..

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Brome Grass :: Brome grass () A genus (Bromus) of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat..

King :: King (n.) The chief piece in the game of chess.

Expert :: Expert (a.) Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert surgeon; expert in chess or archery..

Board :: Board (n.) A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board..

Chessmen :: Chessmen (pl. ) of Chessma.

Queen :: Queen (n.) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen..

Monarchess :: Monarchess (n.) A female monarch.

Duchesse D'angouleme :: Duchesse d'Angouleme () A variety of pear of large size and excellent flavor.

Richesse :: Richesse (n.) Wealth; riches. See the Note under Riches.

Draught :: Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers..

Cheat :: Cheat (n.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess..

Tree :: Tree (n.) A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree, chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like..

Chessom :: Chessom (n.) Mellow earth; mold.

Chessboard :: Chessboard (n.) The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard..

Bishop :: Bishop (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer..

Chesstree :: Chesstree (n.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail..

Chess :: Chess (n.) A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus..

Knight :: Knight (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head..

Chessy Copper :: Chessy copper () The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons; called also chessylite..

Man :: Man (n.) One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played..