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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chess sets
  plural

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Example Sentences

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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

That may now be about to change with English chess set to get a £500,000 funding boost from the government to help young talent develop.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023

Charlie stood in the hallway, her chess set held in both trembling hands.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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