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De - Pt| English Dictionary: checkered | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for checkered | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Checker \Check"er\ (ch[ecr]k"[etil]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checkered} (-[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkering}.] [From OF. eschequier a chessboard, F. [82]chiquier. See {Check}, n., and cf. 3d {Checker}.] 1. To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors. 2. To variegate or diversify with different qualities, colors, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosperity and adversity. Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and falsehood. --Addison. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Checkered \Check"ered\ (-[etil]rd), a. 1. Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material. Dancing in the checkered shade. --Milton. 2. Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc. This checkered narrative. --Macaulay. | |
