| 单词 |
checkery |
| 释义 |
▪ I. † ˈcheckery, a. Obs.—0 [Aphetic f. OF. eschekeré: see chequer v. App. associated with Eng. formations in -y.] Chequered, checky.
c1440Promp. Parv. 72 Chekrye as cloþys and oþyr thynge [1499 chekered], scaccariatus. ▪ II. † ˈcheckery, n. Obs. Forms: 5 chekery, checory, 5 and 9 checkery. [same word as prec.; F. eschekeré was also so used: but in sense 2 app. associated with words in -ery, like napery, finery.] †1. Checked cloth; a checked fabric. Obs.
1420Test. Ebor. (1836) I. 420 A greene hake lyned with checory. 1459Will in Ripon Ch. Acts 82 Togam meam de chekery. 1472Plumpton Corr. Introd. 77 Clad in a garment of green checkery. 2. Chequer-work, checked pattern. rare.
1837Lockhart Scott lxiii, The beautiful checkery of the clan tartans. |

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