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Definition of Chessmen

Chessmen
Chessman Chess"man, n.; pl. Chessmen. A piece used in the game of chess.

Meaning of Chessmen from wikipedia

- The Lewis chessmen (Scottish Gaelic: Fir-thàilisg Leòdhais [fiɾʲˈhaːlɪʃkʲ loː.ɪʃ]) or Uig chessmen, named after the island or the bay where they were found...
- made of whale ivory of Scandinavian origin, similar to the famous Lewis chessmen. A 13th century Queen astride a horse with attendants, of Scandinavian...
- The Charlemagne chessmen are a group of 11th century chess pieces made from ivory, now in the Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, France...
- The Chessmen of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fifth of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in...
- The Chessmen were an American garage rock band from Denton, Texas, near Dallas, who were active in the 1960s. They were one of the most po****r bands in...
- The game pieces of the Lewis chessmen ****d consist of ninety-three game pieces of the Lewis chessmen found on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides...
- prestigious buildings in the neoclassical style. The appearance of the new chessmen was based on this style. and the pieces were symbols of "respectable" Victorian...
- influenced by the Staunton chess set and used to play the game of chess. These chessmen are considered to have significant historical importance and are regarded...
- called The Chessmen with guitarist Guy Sobell. The group had four top-ten hits in Vancouver between 1964 and 1966. Jacks and the Chessmen performed live...
- have made the 12th-century Lewis chessmen. In 2010 at a conference at the National Museum of Scotland on the Lewis chessmen, Gudmundur Thorarinsson (a civil...