checky
or chequ·y
[chek-ee]
adjective Heraldry.
divided into several rows of squares of two alternating tinctures: a fess checky, or and azure.
Origin of checky
1400–50; late Middle English cheke(e) < Middle French escheque checked, chequered in pattern, past participle of eschequer, derivative of eschec check1
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Historical Examples of checky
The quarterings are three stags' heads, and checky; and as the motto has puzzled wiser heads than mine, I beg leave to produce it.
checky
adjective
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