English-Thai Dictionary

chess

N ข้าวสาลี  kaol-sa-le

 

chess

N หมากรุก  chess game mak-ruk

 

chessboard

N กระดานหมากรุก  kra-dan-mak-ruk

 

chessman

N เม็ด หรือ เบี้ย ของ หมากรุก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHESS

n.An ingenious game performed by two parties with different pieces, on a checkered board, that is, a board divided into sixty four squares or houses. The success of the game depends almost entirely on skill. Each gamester has eight dignified pieces, called a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, and two rooks or castles; also eight pawns. The pieces of the parties are of different colors.

 

CHESS

n.In New England, that weed which grows among wheat, and is supposed to be wheat degenerated or changed, as it abounds most in fields where the wheat is winter-killed. It bears some resemblance to oats. This fact is mentioned by Pliny, Nat. Hist. Lib. 18. Ca. 17. Primum omnium frumenti vitium avena est: et hordeum in eam degenerat. This change of wheat and barley into oats, he ascribes to a moist soil, wet weather, bad seed, etc. This opinion coincides with observations in America, as wheat is most liable to perish in moist land, and often in such places, almost all the wheat is killed, and instead of it chess often appears.

 

CHESS-APPLE

n.A species of wild service.

 

CHESS-BOARD

n.The board used in the game of chess, and from the squares of which chess has its name.

 

CHESS-MAN

n.A piece or puppet, for the game of chess.

 

CHESS-PLAYER

n.One who plays chess; one skilled din the game of chess.

 

CHESS-TREE

n.In ships, a piece of wood bolted perpendicularly on the side to confine the clews of the main sail.

 

CHESSOM

n.Mellow earth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHESS

Chess, n. Etym: [OE. ches, F. échecs, prop. pl. of échec check. See 1st Check. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

CHESS

CHESS Chess, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus ) which is a troublesome weed in wheat flelds, 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.

 

CHESS-APPLE

CHESS-APPLE Chess "-ap `ple, n.

 

Defn: The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis ).

 

CHESSBOARD

CHESSBOARD Chess "board `, n.

 

Defn: The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.

 

Note: The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.

 

CHESSEL

CHESSEL Ches "sel, n.

 

Defn: The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed. Simmonds.

 

CHESSES

Chess "es, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. F. chassis a framework of carpenty.](Mil. )

 

Defn: The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge. Wilhelm. A singular, chess, is sometimes used. "Each chess consists of three planks." Farrow.

 

CHESSIL

Ches "sil, n. Etym: [OE. chesil, AS. ceosel gravel, sand. ]

 

Defn: Gravel or pebbles. Halliwell.

 

CHESSMAN

Chess "man, n.; pl. Chessmen.

 

Defn: A piece used in the game of chess.

 

CHESSOM

Ches "som, n. Etym: [Cf. Chisley. ]

 

Defn: Mellow earth; mold. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

CHESSTREE

Chess "tree `, n. Etym: [Cf. F chassis a framework of carpentry. ](Naut. )

 

Defn: A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail.

 

CHESSY COPPER

CHESSY COPPER Ches `sy " cop "per. (Min. )

 

Defn: The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons; called also chessylite.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

chess

chess |CHes tʃɛs | ▶noun a board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board. Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces that are moved and used to capture opposing pieces according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible ( checkmate ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French esches, plural of eschec ‘a check ’ (see check 1 ).

 

chessboard

chess board |ˈCHesˌbôrd ˈtʃɛsˌbɔ (ə )rd | ▶noun a square board divided into sixty-four alternating dark and light squares, used for playing chess or checkers.

 

chessman

chess man |ˈCHesˌman, -mən ˈtʃɛsˌmæn | ▶noun ( pl. chessmen ) a solid figure used as a chess piece.

 

chess pie

chess pie ▶noun a type of pie filled with a mixture of eggs, butter, and sugar, to which nuts and fruits may be added.

 

chess set

chess set ▶noun a chessboard and a set of chessmen.

 

Oxford Dictionary

chess

chess |tʃɛs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a chequered board on which each playing piece is moved according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible ( checkmate ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French esches, plural of eschec ‘a check ’ (see check 1 ).

 

chessboard

chess |board |ˈtʃɛsbɔːd | ▶noun a square board divided into sixty-four alternating dark and light squares (conventionally called ‘black ’ and ‘white ’), used for playing chess or draughts (checkers ).

 

chessman

chess |man |ˈtʃɛsman | ▶noun ( pl. chessmen ) a solid figure used as a chess piece.

 

chess pie

chess pie ▶noun a type of pie filled with a mixture of eggs, butter, and sugar, to which nuts and fruits may be added.

 

chess set

chess set ▶noun a chessboard and a set of chessmen.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

chess

chess /tʃes /名詞 U チェス 〘それぞれ16個のこま (chess pieces )を用いて対戦する; 王 (king )のこまが詰んだ (checkmate )方が負け 〙▸ play (at ) chess チェスをする ▸ play a chess game [｟よりかたく ｠ a game of chess ]チェスを一勝負する .～́ p ì ece チェスのこま (chessman ).

 

chessboard

ch é ss b ò ard 名詞 C チェス盤 〘白 黒64 (8 ×8 )ますの盤; checkerboardとしても使える; →chess 〙.

 

chessman

ch é ss m à n /-mæ̀n /名詞 複 -men C チェスのこま (!chess pieceを用いる方がよい ) 〘king, queen各1個, bishop, knight, rook [castle ]各2個, pawn 8個の計16個; →chess 〙.