eschequé (s.xiii1)
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eschequé (s.xiii1)

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  FEW:  sah *19,167a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  eschec 1 (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
escheké  

a.

1 decor. chequered, marked with a pattern alternating in colours: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  A chascone des teises ot une tur fermee, N’i ad cele ne soit mult richement ovree, De diverses colurs painte et eschequee (var. (S: c.1400) escheké )  3409
eschec#2  eschecker  escheqeree  eschequeré  eschequeté 
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