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    Definition of “checked” - English Dictionary

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    checkedadjective

    uk ​ /tʃekt/ us ​ /tʃekt/ also UK chequered, US checkered

    › with a pattern of squares formed by lines of different colours crossing each other:

    a red and white checked tablecloth

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    (Definition of “checked” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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    • قُماش ذو مُرَبَّعات…

    • 체크 무늬의…

    • axadrezado…

    • de quadres…

    • チェック柄の…

    • (彩色)方格图案…

    • ekoseli, kareli…

    • клетчатый…

    • (彩色)方格圖案…

    • a scacchi/a quadretti…

    • w kratkę…

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