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Staunton pieces

Staunton pieces is the plural of Staunton piece.

Meaning of Staunton piece

Noun

Staunton piece (plural Staunton pieces)

  1. A form of chess piece now mandated for most chess competitions which were first designed by Nathaniel Cook and sold in 1849 and named for Howard Staunton, the best player of the time

Questions about Staunton pieces

What is Staunton pieces the plural of?
Staunton pieces is the plural of Staunton piece.

Words near Staunton pieces in the dictionary

  1. Staunton Coleford
  2. Staunton Gambit
  3. Staunton Harold
  4. Staunton in the Vale
  5. Staunton piece
  6. Staunton pieces
  7. Stauntons
  8. stauntoside
  9. staurikosaurid
  10. staurikosaurids
  11. stauro-

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