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checked

adjective
 
 
/tʃekt/ (also UK chequered, US checkered)

Definition

with a pattern of squares formed by lines of different colours crossing each other: a red and white checked tableclothPatterns and shapes
(Definition of checked adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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