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parchisi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun parchisi has 1 sense
- parchisi(n = noun.act) pachisi, parchesi - an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board; Array is a kind of board game
has particulars: parcheesi
CIDE DICTIONARY
parchisi, n. [Hind., fr. pachis twenty-five, the highest throw in the game.].
- A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India. [1913 Webster]
- A game adopted from the Indian game, using disks, as of pasteboard, and dice; it is played on a cross-shaped board. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
parchisi, n.
same as Pachisi. [1913 Webster]
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