Chequer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Checker \Check"er\, n. [OF. eschequier. See {Checker}, v. t.]
     1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
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     2. A pattern in checks; a single check.
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     3. Checkerwork.
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     Note: This word is also written {chequer}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chequer \Cheq"uer\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r), n. & v.
     Same as {Checker}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chequer
       v 1: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
            [syn: {check}, {checker}]
       2: variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns [syn: {checker}]