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staunton piece

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
staunton -piece
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of chess piece now mandated for most chess competitions which were first designed by Nathaniel Cook and sold in 1849 and named for Howard Staunton, the best player of the time

Inflected Forms

Staunton pieces (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does staunton piece mean?
A form of chess piece now mandated for most chess competitions which were first designed by Nathaniel Cook and sold in 1849 and named for Howard Staunton, the best player of the time

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