chessman

chessman

See also: Chessman

English

Etymology

chess +‎ -man

Noun

chessman (plural chessmen)

1. (chess) A chess piece.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 27

     Curious to tell, this imperial negro, Ahasuerus Daggoo, was the Squire of little Flask, who looked like a chess-man beside him.

Translations

chess piece — see chess piece

See also

Chess pieces in English · chess pieces, chessmen (see also: chess) (layout · text)
king	queen	castle, rook	bishop	knight	pawn

• Appendix:Chess_pieces

Anagrams

• Chamness