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verb.
variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
verb.
mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
noun.
one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
Word Usage
"After half an hour of the heaviest cannonade ever known, Wellington's faithful troops were threatened by an avalanche of cavalry, and promptly fell into the "chequer" disposition previously arranged for the most exposed division, that of Alten."