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- noun Plural form of
chesspiece .
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Examples
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All of Robbe-Grillet's dozen-or-so films were modestly budgeted, often cast with actors perceived as having the right look rather than adequate acting range which made them more apparent as mere chesspieces in his various games, and lacking in the glorious style that Resnais and cameraman Sascha Vierny brought to their great collaboration, and which was always present on the pages he wrote.
Archive 2008-02-17 2008
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All of Robbe-Grillet's dozen-or-so films were modestly budgeted, often cast with actors perceived as having the right look rather than adequate acting range which made them more apparent as mere chesspieces in his various games, and lacking in the glorious style that Resnais and cameraman Sascha Vierny brought to their great collaboration, and which was always present on the pages he wrote.
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In its own small way, it reaffirmed to Joe that he was dealing with human beings and not faceless chesspieces.
Chrome Circle Lackey, Mercedes 1994
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In its own small way, it reaffirmed to Joe that he was dealing with human beings and not faceless chesspieces.
The Chrome Borne Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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In its own small way, it reaffirmed to Joe that he was dealing with human beings and not faceless chesspieces.
Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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