n. A kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes containing a small admixture of wood pulp; -- so called because used originally, as now, in presses for pressing and finishing knit underwear. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike. [ 1913 Webster ]