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&fist; Other species of brome grass are called upright
chess, soft chess, etc.

Chess"-ap`ple (?), n. The wild
service of Europe (Purus torminalis).

Chess"board` (?), n. The board
used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light
and dark squares, eight in each row. See
Checkerboard.

&fist; The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.

Ches"sel (?), n. The wooden
mold in which cheese is pressed. Simmonds.

Chess"es (?), n. pl. [Cf. F.
chassis a framework of carpenty.] (Mil.) The
platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for
the flooring of a temporary military bridge.
Wilhelm.

&fist;A singular, chess, is sometimes used. "Each
chess consists of three planks." Farrow.

Ches"sil (?), n. [OE.
chesil, AS. ceosel gravel, sand.] Gravel or
pebbles. Halliwell.

Chess"man (?), n.; pl.
Chessmen (#). A piece used in the game of
chess.

Ches"som (#), n.


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