chess in Dr Johnsons dictionary

  
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Normajean Yates    (2009-05-07 02:11:41)
chess: in Dr Johnson's dictionary...

CHESS, n. f. [echecs, Fr.] A nice and abstruse game, in which two sets of puppets are moved in opposition to each other. (Dr Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary Of The English Language, 1755)


Thibault de Vassal    (2009-05-07 11:50:11)
Good one

I should read more often your blog to find good quotes for the FICGS file ;)


Normajean Yates    (2009-05-09 05:41:32)
thanks :) I'll put in more quotes ...

I often see or remember quotes appropriate for ficgs, but I am often to lazy to post: with the encouragement I'll be less lazy :)