chequer
pronunciation
How to pronounce chequer in British English:
UK ['tʃekə]
How to pronounce chequer in American English:
US ['tʃekə]
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- Verb:
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
Word Origin
- chequer
- chequer: see exchequer
- chequer
- see checker (n.2).
Example
- 1. The cloth has a chequer pattern .
- 2. Hopes and fears chequer human life .
- 3. As to linnen , I had had none a good while , except some chequer 'd shirts which I found in the chests of the other seamen , and which I carefully preserved .