chessman

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See also: Chessman

English

Etymology

chess +‎ -man

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.

Translations

See also

Chess pieces in English · chess pieces, chessmen (see also: chess) (layout · text)
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king queen rook, castle bishop knight pawn

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