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minor piece
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noun Chess.
a bishop or knight.
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Origin of minor piece
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby minor piece
minor mode, minor order, minor orders, minor party, minor penalty, minor piece, minor planet, minor premise, Minor Prophet, minor scale, minor seminary
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How to use minor piece in a sentence
A few moves later, queens and minor pieces were traded off the board in a flurry, dulling whatever little edge was present in the game.
“Winning the exchange” signifies capturing a rook in exchange for a minor piece.
Mention has been made in this chapter of a first section in a minor piece of Scarlatti's ending in the major key of the dominant.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. ShedlockSecond: I am, after all, a very minor piece and the game is a great one.
Breaking Point|James E. Gunn