eschequeré (1300)

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eschequeré (1300)

  FEW:  sah 19,167a Gdf:  eschequeré 3,385a GdfC: ∅ TL: eschequeré 3,884 DEAF:  eschec 1 (eschequeré)  DMF:  échèqueré  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
escheckeré,  eschekeré;  echeckeré  

a.

1decor.checkered, patterened like a chessboard: 
( 1355-64; MS: s.xivex )  La dit countesse fust meisme cel ane pris dez Engleis, et amenez a Berewik, et par comaundement le roy Edward d'Engleter mys en un mesounceaux de fust, en un tour de le chastelle de Berewyk, lez parrays escheqerez, qe touz la porroint agarder  52
♦herald.chequered, with a checky pattern: 
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cil ot baner eschequeree De blanc e rouge coulouré  105.167
chequeré  eschec#2  eschecker  eschequé  eschequeté 
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