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

Chess-apple :: Chess-apple (n.) The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis).

Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

Tournament :: Tournament (n.) Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament..

Chess :: Chess (n.) A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns..

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..

Grace :: Grace (n.) The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England..

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

Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..

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..

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

Checkmate :: Checkmate (n.) The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game..

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