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chequer (iou)



chequer verb trans. Also checker. See also next. LME.
[from CHEQUER noun1.]
Diversify with a different colour or shade; variegate, mottle; break the uniformity of (lit. & fig.). LME.
H. Allen Bright golden patches shimmered and chequered the road ahead. fig.: Dickens His sleep was checkered with starts and moans.
Divide into or mark with squares, esp. of alternate colours. E17.
C. Lucas The other..is checquered brown and black, in half-lozenges. J. Masefield Chequered by tossing boughs the moon appeared.
Deposit (money) in an exchequer. E17-M18.
Arrange or distribute chequer-wise. L17.