chessman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
chessman
    n 1: any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the
         game of chess [syn: {chessman}, {chess piece}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chessman \Chess"man\, n.; pl. {Chessmen}.
   A piece used in the game of chess.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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