Meanings
alternative checky · alternative chequey
- not comparablegovernmentChequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.
Sometimes the Princess was seen conferring spiritedly with the Spongiatosta security details posted about the streets nearby, whose livery bore the ancient family arms, a sponge couchant on a field chequy with flames at the foot.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 821
Origin
- Anglo-Normanescheké
- Englishchequy
From Anglo-Norman escheké, eschequé (“chequered”), from eschec (“chess, check”). Influenced by chequ(er) + -y and check.
More words from Anglo-Norman
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan escacat
- escacatheraldry; chequered
Dutch geschakeerd
- geschakeerdheraldry; chequered
Esperanto ŝaktabula
- ŝaktabulaheraldry; chequered
Finnish shakkiruutuinen
- shakkiruutuinenheraldry; chequered
French échiqueté
- échiquetéheraldry; chequered
German geschacht
- geschachtheraldry; chequered
Italian scaccato
- scaccatoheraldry; chequered
Portuguese xadrezado, enxaquetado
- xadrezadoheraldry; chequered
- enxaquetadoheraldry; chequered
- axadrezadoheraldry; chequered
- escaqueadoheraldry; chequered
Spanish ajedrezado, jaquelado
- ajedrezadoheraldry; chequered
- jaqueladoheraldry; chequered
Swedish schackrutad
- schackrutadheraldry; chequered
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chequy
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