chequer

/ˈtʃɛkər/
verb
  1. To mark or cover with a pattern of squares of alternating colors.
    • The weaver chequered the fabric with threads of two colors.
    • They chequered the garden path with light and dark stones.
    • The artist decided to chequer the background of the painting.
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noun
  1. A pattern of squares of alternating colors, like a checkerboard.
    • The floor was painted in a black and white chequer pattern.
    • She wore a dress with a red and blue chequer design.
    • The picnic blanket had a classic chequer of green and yellow.
  2. One of the squares in such a pattern.
    • He counted the chequers on the tile floor.
    • Each chequer on the board was exactly the same size.
    • A single chequer was missing from the mosaic.
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