checkerboard

noun
/ˈt͡ʃɛkəˌbɔːd/UK/ˈt͡ʃɛkɚˌbɔɹd/US

Etymology

From checker + board.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as checkerboard — “checker + board”

Definitions

  1. A pattern of squares of alternating colors.

  2. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern

    A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and checkers/draughts.

  3. A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition
    1. To checker

      To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA