CHES
Ches,
Defn: pret. of Chese. [Obs.] Chaucer.
CHESE
Chese, v. t.
Defn: To choose [Obs.] Chaucer.
CHESIBLE
Ches"i*ble, n.
Defn: See Chasuble.
CHESLIP
Ches"lip, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The wood louse. [Prov. Eng.]
CHESS 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.