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Chessman

Chess′man

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Noun.
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pl.
Chessmen
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A piece used in the game of chess.

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chessman

chessman

English

Noun

chessman (plural chessmen)

  1. (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.

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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