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checky

or chequ·y

[ chek-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɛk i /
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adjective Heraldry.

divided into several rows of squares of two alternating tinctures: a fess checky, or and azure.

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Origin of checky

1400–50; late Middle English cheke(e) <Middle French escheque checked, chequered in pattern, past participle of eschequer, derivative of escheccheck1

Words nearby checky

checks and balances, checkup, check valve, checkweighman, checkwriter, checky, cheddar, cheddar pink, cheddite, cheder, Chédiak-Steinbrinck-Higashi syndrome
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Words related to checky

motley, spotted, diversified, variegated, quilted, mutable, patchwork, plaid

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British Dictionary definitions for checky

checky
/ (ˈtʃɛkɪ) /

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry having squares of alternating tinctures or furs; checked
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