Medieval Glossary
Checky
In heraldry, when the field of any charge is composed of small squares of different tinctures, it is said to be 'checky.'
Related term(s): Heraldry; Charge (Heraldry); Field (Heraldry); Tincture; Ordinary; Base (Heraldry)
Category: Heraldry
Added: 06.12.06
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 101.
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