chequer

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.