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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1508-1512, 1626
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Chekker(i)t, Chekkrit, a. [Late ME. chekkerit (1486), e.m.E. chekered, etc., f. Chekker n. 1. See also Chakkerit.] Chequered, checked.1508 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 24.
Wellus to be ane cote to the King, half chekkrit with claith of gold 1511–2 Ib. IV. 235.
To be hyme ane doublet chekkert, v quartaris cramesy satyne and v quartaris blak satyne 1626 Edinburgh Testaments LIII. 299.
Sex pair of gartanes chekkerit & plaine
