checkerwork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of checkerwork
Example Sentences
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The central group differs in a few minor points; twisted and loosely woven bark or wool takes the place of skins for clothing and baskets are all in checkerwork.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
My arms were too long and shot from my sleeves, when poking out, and got exposed to the gas and flame, which were still rising in the checkerwork.
From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Walker, Charles Rumford
The stove, as I said, looked like a very tall boiler: half was a long brick-lined flue, where the gas burned; half, a mass of brick checkerwork for retaining the heat.
From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Walker, Charles Rumford
Masses of flue-dust had clogged the holes in the checkerwork and reduced its power for holding heat.
From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Walker, Charles Rumford
That's what the checkerwork and fins are for—so that it can absorb the maximum amount of heat from the current of hot, moist air I spoke about.
From Spacehounds of IPC by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
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