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Definition of Parcheesi
1. Noun. A modern board game based on pachisi.
Definition of Parcheesi
1. n. See Pachisi.
Definition of Parcheesi
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parcheesi
Literary usage of Parcheesi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys: A Guide and Text-book of Games of by Henry Chadwick (1884)
"... parcheesi. JT round in his turban the cloth which serves as a board, so as to
be ready for a game at any moment. These cloths, when embroidered with the ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1911)
"Chaffee * S. Mfg. Co. infra, wherein the court refused to protect a person in
the use as a technical trademark of the word "parcheesi," which was an ..."
3. The Law of Unfair Business Competition: Including Chapters on Trade Secrets by Harry Dwight Nims (1909)
"Defendant claimed the word is the Indian name of the game and hence descriptive
and can be used by anyone. Selchow built up a large demand for parcheesi ..."
4. The Law of Unfair Competition and Trademarks: With Chapters on Good-will by Harry Dwight Nims (1917)
"In 1869, Selchow introduced in the United States a game which he called parcheesi,
a name similar to the name given it in India. Chaffee used the name, ..."
5. Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley (1917)
"I tell you I don't want you around here, you and your travelling parcheesi.
Suppose you clear out of here before my brother gets back and don't be breaking ..."
6. Exhibition ...: Hebron city of the patriarchs : list of exhibits at the by Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, Boston, Ruth Lehrer, A. Harold Fisch, Murray Roston (1874)
"Diploma. ed 2384. FM ULMER, Boston, Mass. — parcheesi Table.—A nicely Inlaid
Table arranged for the game of parcheesi. ..."
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