chess set

American  

[ches set] / ˈtʃɛs ˈsɛt /

noun

chess sets plural

1. all the pieces needed to play chess, and sometimes also the board, considered together as a unit.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• chess sets
  plural

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chess set

But Duchamp’s greatest objects are his designs for exhibition brochures and posters, and a masterly wooden chess set from 1918.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Chacho's clients got up and headed calmly towards the nearest shelter -- a school basement next door complete with a table football, giant chess set and collection of Harry Potter books.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

Almost every day for the last two years, Vincent “VDogg” Hubbard has stood outside the Louisiana Fried Chicken at Manchester and Normandie avenues with a suitcase full of cocoa butter and a traveling chess set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023

"Afghans are fond of chess and you would often find a chess set in most family homes," she says.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2023

“My wild imagination,” the doctor said, setting down the chess set.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson