chequer
/ˈtʃɛkər/
verb
- 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
- 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.
- 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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