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chessmen

chessmen is the plural of chessman.

Meaning of chessman

Noun

chessman (plural chessmen)

  1. Synonym of chess piece.
    • Curious to tell, this imperial negro, Ahasuerus Daggoo, was the Squire of little Flask, who looked like a chess-man beside him.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 27”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    chess piece

Questions about chessmen

What is chessmen the plural of?
Chessmen is the plural of chessman.

Words near chessmen in the dictionary

  1. chessists
  2. chesslike
  3. chessman
  4. chessmaster
  5. chessmasters
  6. chessmen
  7. chessnut
  8. chessnuts
  9. Chesson
  10. Chessons
  11. Chessor

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