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🔲 A square pattern 🪚 Engraving process 🪚 To engrave squares
to checkering

to checkering

8.6
To cut a pattern of small diamonds or squares into a surface to give a better grip
  • verb
  • /ˈtʃɛkərɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : grabar
  • The gunsmith spent hours checkering the wooden handle to provide a better grip.

Examples

  • The artisan is checkering the wooden surface.

  • He is checkering his new knife's handle for added safety and style.

  • She admired the detailed checkering on the antique rifle's stock.

  • Proper checkering can make tools safer and more comfortable to use.

  • Are you checkering the grip of that knife?

  • The gunsmith spent hours checkering the wooden handle to provide a better grip.

  • The artisan is checkering the wooden surface to enhance its decorative appeal.

Synonyms

to engrave
vsto checkering
47 5.2

To cut words and pictures into a hard surface like metal or wood

is a specific cut pattern of tiny shapes often made to add grip
to checker
vsto checkering
  • US
20 5.8

To mark a surface with a pattern of squares in different colors

is carved into a surface as small squares or diamonds to improve grip
to checkerboard
vsto checkering
  • US
4.7

To mark or cover a surface with alternating colored squares

is a carved tiny square or diamond pattern usually used for grip

How Detailed

to engrave
47 5.2
to etch
18 5.5
to checkering
  • US
8.6
to score
20 7.0
to scratch
161 1.1

Surface Forms

checkering infinitive
checkered past
checkered past participle
checkering present participle
checkers third person singular

Morphology

checkering = checker (transparent) = check + er + ing

This is the regular -ing form of the verb 'checker'.

Etymology

Checkering comes from the idea of a checkerboard, a surface of 'squares', so as a verb it means to give something that pattern. So to checkering is to cut or engrave small squares or diamonds into a handle or stock to make it easier to hold.