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checked

checked

2.7
A cloth pattern made of squares in different colors, like on shirts or tablecloths
  • adjective
  • /tʃɛkt/
translation icon : a cuadros
  • He wore a stylish checked shirt to the casual dinner party.

The first thing was this red checked shacket.

Examples

  • The first thing was this red checked shacket.

    Emily Norris

  • We got matching checkered vans going on.

  • I also got this checked Plaid, however you wish to call it.

  • The next one I have here to crop checkered top.

  • They don't sell it checked in the in the back.

  • Actually I'm looking like a nerd specs on checkered shirt jeans.

  • There's no way you're driving around in a vans checkered grill Fiat.

  • She prefers a checked tablecloth for festive occasions.

  • The designer featured a checked pattern in their latest clothing line.

Synonyms

checkered
vschecked
  • US
3 3.1

A pattern of squares in two colors arranged in rows, like on shirts and tablecloths

is the general term for squares resembling a checkerboard
tattersall
vschecked
8.6

Having small, even checks made by thin colored lines on a light background

is broader and refers to alternating squares generally rather than small fabric patterns

Antonyms

plain
208 1.0

Simple and not decorated or flavored

Compounds

checked baggage
  • US
2 2.3

Bags you give to an airline that it carries under the plane

Surface Forms

checked positive

Morphology

checked = check (transparent) = check + ed

The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'check' with the productive suffix '-ed', meaning 'having a pattern of checks'.

Etymology

The word checked comes from the name for a 'chessboard' or checkerboard, which has a pattern of dark and light squares used in the game. So something checked simply has that same pattern of alternating 'squares' of color.