chesses Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
    cheat; Bromus secalinus; chess.
  2. noun a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
    chess; chess game.

WordNet

Chess"es noun plural
Etymology
Cf. F. chassis a framework of carpenty.
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge. Wilhelm.
    A singular, chess, is sometimes used. "Each chess consists of three planks." Farrow.

Webster 1913