a set of chessmen

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• Chessmen — can refer to the following: Chessmen , another word for chess pieces in the game of chess Lewis Chessmen, a historical 12th century set of chess pieces discovered in 1831 Chessmen, a type of buttery cookie featuring chess pieces on them,… …   Wikipedia

• chess set — noun checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑set • Part Meronyms: ↑chessboard, ↑chess board, ↑chessman, ↑chess piece * * * n. a chessboard and a set of chessmen …   Useful english dictionary

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• Glossary of chess — See also: Outline of chess and Glossary of chess problems This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see fairy chess… …   Wikipedia

• higher pair — Pair Pair (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lower pair — Pair Pair (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pair — (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English