Defn: Anything made so as to form alternate squares lke those of a checkerboard.
CHECKY
Check"y, a. (Her.)
Defn: Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; — said of the field or of an armorial bearing. [Written also checquy, cheguy.]
CHEDDAR
Ched"dar, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to, or made at, Cheddar, in England; as,
Cheddar cheese.
CHEEK Cheek, n. Etym: [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. céace, céoce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.]
1. The side of the face below the eye.
2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] Caucer.
3. pl. (Mech.)
Defn: Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc.