Checker \Check"er\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Checkered (-[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Checkering.]
[From
OF. eschequier a chessboard, F. ['e]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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Checker \Check"er\, n. [OF. eschequier. See Checker, v. t.]
1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
2. A pattern in checks; a single check.
3. Checkerwork.
Note: This word is also written chequer.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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