Part 1844

<h1>Cheslip</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Ches"lip</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The wood louse.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Chess</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chess</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>ches</ets>, F. <ets>\'82checs</ets>, prop. pl. of <ets>\'82chec</ets> check. See 1st <er>Check</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Chess</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chess</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of brome grass (<spn>Bromus secalinus</spn>) 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 <altname>cheat</altname> and <altname>Willard's bromus</altname>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<note>&hand; Other species of brome grass are called <i>upright chess</i>, <i>soft chess</i>, etc.</note>

<h1>Chess-apple</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chess"-ap`ple</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The wild service of Europe (<spn>Purus torminalis</spn>).</def>

<h1>Chessboard</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chess"board`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See <er>Checkerboard</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.</note>

<h1>Chessel</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Ches"sel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed.</def>

<i>Simmonds.</i>

<h1>Chesses</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chess"es</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>chassis</ets> a framework of carpenty.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.</def>

<i>Wilhelm.</i>

<blockquote> A singular, <i>chess</i>, is sometimes used. "Each <i>chess</i> consists of three planks." <i>Farrow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Chessil</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Ches"sil</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>chesil</ets>, AS. <ets>ceosel</ets> gravel, sand.]</ety> <def>Gravel or pebbles.</def>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Chessman</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chess"man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Chessmen</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <def>A piece used in the game of chess.</def>

<h1>Chessome</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Ches"some</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Chisley</er>.]</ety> <def>Mwllow earth; mold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Chesstree</h1> <Xpage=246>