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chess

(c̸hes)

noun

a game of skill played on a chessboard by two players, each with 16 chessmen limited in movement according to kind, the object being to checkmate the opponent's king

Origin: ME ches, chesse < OFr esches, pl. of eschec: see check

noun

any of several varieties of brome grass, esp. a weedy kind (Bromus secalinus) found in fields of grain

Origin: < ?

See chess in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A board game for two players, each beginning with 16 pieces of six kinds that are moved according to individual rules, with the objective of checkmating the opposing king.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ches

Origin: , short for Old French esches

Origin: , pl. of eschec, check in chess; see check

noun

Any of several species of brome grass, especially the cheat.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

noun pl. chess or chess·es

One of the floorboards of a pontoon bridge.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ches, tier