| 释义 |
chess
I. \ˈches\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English ches, from Old French esches, accusative plural of eschec check at chess — more at check
: a game of ancient origin for two played on a chessboard in which each player moves his chessmen according to fixed types of movements for each across the board in such a way as to try to checkmate the opponent's king
 [chessboard with chess pieces arranged as at the beginning of a game]
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English ches tier, modification of Middle French chasse frame, mounting — more at chasse
1. now dialect England
a. : tier, layer
b. : row IV
2. plural chess or chesses : one of the boards placed transversely on the balk of a pontoon bridge to form the flooring
III. noun
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Etymology: origin unknown
: a weedy annual bromegrass (Bromus secalinus) native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in grain and sometimes popularly believed to be a degenerate wheat; broadly : any of several weedy bromegrasses |