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English Dictionary: chess	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for chess
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chess n weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat Synonym(s): chess, cheat, Bromus secalinus a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king Synonym(s): chess, chess game
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cheat \Cheat\, n. [rob. an abbrevation of escheat, lands or tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture, or by the death of the tenant without heirs; the meaning being explained by the frauds, real or supposed, that were resorted to in procuring escheats. See {Escheat}.] 1. An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture. When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. --Dryden. 2. One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater. Airy wonders, which cheats interpret. --Johnson 3. (Bot.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also {chess}. See {Chess}. 4. (Law) The obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth. Note: When cheats are effected by deceitful or illegal symbols or tokens which may affect the public at large and against which common prudence could not have guarded, they are indictable at common law. --Wharton. Syn: Deception; imposture; fraud; delusion; artifice; trick; swindle; deceit; guile; finesse; stratagem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chess \Chess\, n. [OE. ches, F. [82]checs, prop. pl. of [82]chec check. See 1st {Check}.] A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chess \Chess\, n. (Bot.) A species of brome grass ({Bromus secalinus}) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also {cheat} and {Willard's bromus}. [U. S.] Note: Other species of brome grass are called upright chess, soft chess, etc.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
chess A two-player {game} with {perfect information}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:rec.games.chess}. See also {Internet Chess Server}. (1995-03-25)