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Caïssa

Caïssa proper noun: a Thracian dryad who is portrayed as the goddess of chess.

Proper noun

Caïssa

  1. A Thracian dryad who is portrayed as the goddess of chess
    • The Birmingham Meeting would take place shortly after his arrival — the prospect exhibited an opportunity of contest with players of great fame, but above all he looked forward to a struggle with the representative of English Chess, whose name was known and whose reputation was established wherever...1860, Paul Charles Morphy, Johann Löwenthal, Morphy's Games of Chess
    • MIRON AND PHANIA, on your bridal day, In joyful strains Caïssa's votaries sing.1882, John Augustus Miles, Poems and Chess Problems, page 53

Origin of Caïssa

Invented in 1763 by William Jones for his poem Caïssa.

Questions about Caïssa

What does Caïssa mean?
Caïssa means a Thracian dryad who is portrayed as the goddess of chess.
What part of speech is Caïssa?
Caïssa is a proper noun.

Words near Caïssa in the dictionary

  1. caïc
  2. caïque
  3. caïquejee
  4. caïquejees
  5. caïques
  6. Caïssa
  7. cañada
  8. cañadas
  9. cañaigre
  10. cañao
  11. Cañar

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