A checkered or variegated pattern; the quality or appearance of being checkered.
From 'checker' plus '-y' (noun suffix). An older English term that fell out of common use but appears in historical texts describing patterned surfaces.
The word 'checkery' appears in Shakespeare's time to describe the kind of intricate patterned decoration that showed wealth and craftsmanship in Renaissance homes.
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