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"2": "chek"
},
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"A chess set (chess board and pieces)."
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[
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"A chessboard (a board for playing chess)."
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"(rare) A chessboard (a board for playing chess)."
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"Chess pieces (pieces for playing chess)."
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"(rare) Chess pieces (pieces for playing chess)."
],
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"ipa": "/t͡ʃɛs/"
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"Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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"4": "",
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},
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"name": "der"
},
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"2": "pal",
"3": "𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠",
"tr": "šāh"
},
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"name": "der"
},
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"2": "peo",
"3": "𐏋",
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"1": "enm",
"2": "chek"
},
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"A chess set (chess board and pieces)."
],
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"set"
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"chess"
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"A chessboard (a board for playing chess)."
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],
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"(rare) A chessboard (a board for playing chess)."
],
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"rare"
]
},
{
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"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"Chess pieces (pieces for playing chess)."
],
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"(rare) Chess pieces (pieces for playing chess)."
],
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"rare"
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}
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{
"word": "chesse"
},
{
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{
"word": "esches"
}
],
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"enm:Chess"
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"chesen#Middle English"
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