CHECKY

Adjective

checky (not comparable)

(heraldry) Alternative form of chequy

Source: Wiktionary


Check"y, a. (Her.)

Definition: Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing. [Written also checquy, cheguy.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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