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chequer
/ ˈtʃɛkə /
noun
- any of the marbles, pegs, or other pieces used in the game of Chinese chequers
- a pattern consisting of squares of different colours, textures, or materials
- one of the squares in such a pattern
verb
- to make irregular in colour or character; variegate
- to mark off with alternating squares of colour
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chequer1
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Example Sentences
They catch the dipped oar with long antenn, and chequer the slimy bottom with the shadow of their leaves.
Qui non dat quod amat, non accipit ille quod optat, was an inscription on an old chequer-board of the times of Henry II.
So it followed that now, standing in the chequer-work of sunshine within the great basilica, self-congratulation awoke in her.
The bases and pedestals are covered either with carving or inlaid chequer and lozenge patterns.
It was this tendency to moral chequer-work which accounted for his varied bearings towards Dare.
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