(a) A board with 64 squares for playing chess, checkers, or similar games; also fig.; (b) a complete set for playing chess; also, a set of chess figures; (c) the game of chess (or checkers); pleien at (the) ~, play chess; maten ~, to end a game of chess by a checkmate.

(a) A checked design; ~ werk; cheker-wise, in checked fashion, in squares of alternating color; (b) ?cloth of checkered design [cp. chekered ppl. adj.]; ?error for chekeri adj. and n.; (c) of an inn: atte cheker, at the sign of the chessboard.