[ˈtʃɛkə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pattern of squares, typically alternately coloured
(e.g: a geometric shape bordered by chequers)

- the game of draughts


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense ‘chessboard’ gave rise to chequered meaning ‘marked like a chessboard’; hence the sense ‘pattern of squares’ (early 16th century)

[ˈtʃɛkə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- divide into or mark with an arrangement of squares of different colour or character
(e.g: sunlight fell through the trees, chequering the stones)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense ‘chessboard’ gave rise to chequered meaning ‘marked like a chessboard’; hence the sense ‘pattern of squares’ (early 16th century)