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chessman

[ ches-man, -muhn ]

noun

plural chessmen
  1. any piece used in the game of chess.


chessman

/ ˈtʃɛsˌmæn; -mən /

noun

  1. any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chessman1

1275–1325; Middle English; earlier chesse meyne, equivalent to chesse chess 1 + meyne household ( man, men by folk etymology) < Middle French ³¾±ð²õ²Ô¾±Ã©±ð < Latin ³¾²¹²Ô²õ¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ³¾²¹²Ô²õ¾±Å ); mansion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chessman1

C17: back formation from chessmen, from Middle English chessemeyne chess company, from meynie, menye company, body of men, from Old French ³¾±ð²â²Ôé
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Logan is not somebody who is easily discombobulated, so Cory, as a master chessman, I’m sure would have a 13-point movement that gets him close enough to just get a smile from Logan.

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The new-minted sunlight glints from the golden chessmen on this perfect afternoon.

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The Sotheby's piece, the equivalent of a rook, is the first missing chessman to be identified.

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The Sotheby’s piece, the equivalent of a rook, is the first missing chessman to be identified.

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The chessmen were found buried in a sand dune on the Isle of Lewis in 1831 but the whereabouts of five pieces have remained a mystery.

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