chequer
[
chek
-er]
/ˈtʃɛk ər/
noun
,
British
1.
checker
1
.
Examples from the web for
chequers
Despite predictions to the contrary, the browns have fallen in love with
chequers
.
British Dictionary definitions for
chequers
chequers
/
ˈtʃɛkəz
/
noun
1.
(
functioning as sing
)
another name for
draughts
Chequers
/
ˈtʃɛkəz
/
noun
1.
an estate and country house in S England, in central Buckinghamshire: the official country residence of the British prime minister
chequer
/
ˈtʃɛkə
/
noun
1.
any of the marbles, pegs, or other pieces used in the game of Chinese chequers
2.
a pattern consisting of squares of different colours, textures, or materials
one of the squares in such a pattern
verb
(
transitive
)
3.
to make irregular in colour or character; variegate
4.
to mark off with alternating squares of colour
See also
chequers
Word Origin
C13: chessboard, from Anglo-French
escheker,
from
eschec
check
Word Origin and History for
chequers
chequer
see
checker
(n.2).