CHESS


Meaning of CHESS in English

I. ˈches noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English ches, from Old French esches, accusative plural of eschec check at chess — more at check

: a game of ancient origin for two played on a chessboard in which each player moves his chessmen according to fixed types of movements for each across the board in such a way as to try to checkmate the opponent's king

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chessboard with chess pieces arranged as at the beginning of a game

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II. noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English ches tier, modification of Middle French chasse frame, mounting — more at chasse

1. now dialect England

a. : tier , layer

b. : row IV

2. plural chess or chesses : one of the boards placed transversely on the balk of a pontoon bridge to form the flooring

III. noun

( -es )

Etymology: origin unknown

: a weedy annual bromegrass ( Bromus secalinus ) native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in grain and sometimes popularly believed to be a degenerate wheat ; broadly : any of several weedy bromegrasses

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