chess
-1 n. சதுரங்க ஆட்டம், அறுபத்து நான்கு கட்டங்கள் இட்டப் பலகையில் முப்பத்திரண்டு கவறுகளை வைத்து இருவர் ஆடும் ஆட்டம்.-2 n. படகுப் பாலத்தின் தளப் பலகைகளில் ஒன்று.
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, 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, 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, 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.