Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word blue-checked.

Examples

  • So, too, with his scuff-free suede loafers, impeccably ironed blue-checked shirt, and a linen jacket that might have been made to measure.

    The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011

  • 'Come and enjoy my big, blue-checked shopping bag; it is filled with catfood.'

    Excerpt: What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn 2008

  • After consultation with the author, the first sentence of The Black Book became: "Rüya was lying face down on the bed, lost to the sweet, warm darkness beneath the billowing folds of the blue-checked quilt."

    How I got lost in translation and found my true calling Maureen Freely 2010

  • Like many other restaurants of the moment, Joseph Leonard, a nearly year-old cafe on a leafy corner of the West Village, trafficks in humility chic: weathered wood, whitewashed brick, blue-checked napkins and mismatched silver.

    Far From Power Lunch 2010

  • Most were pensioners; she counted four instances of the same huge, blue-checked shopping bag.

    Excerpt: What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn 2008

  • He is beautifully dressed in a soft gray flannel suit, blue-checked shirt, red silk tie, a crisp trench coat over his shoulder.

    Enemies of the People KATI MARTON 2009

  • He is beautifully dressed in a soft gray flannel suit, blue-checked shirt, red silk tie, a crisp trench coat over his shoulder.

    Enemies of the People KATI MARTON 2009

  • He is beautifully dressed in a soft gray flannel suit, blue-checked shirt, red silk tie, a crisp trench coat over his shoulder.

    Enemies of the People KATI MARTON 2009

  • The senatorial 84-year-old, unsmiling and handsome in his gold-buttoned navy blazer, blue-checked white shirt, pressed gray-striped pants and black loafers, said he had regrets.

    Mrs. Astor���s Prodigal Son Comes Home���To Sell It 2008

  • On the ground floor of a brownstone down the street from Greenie’s apartment, it featured two fireplaces, blue-checked tablecloths, a fashionably weary velvet sofa, and (Board of Health be damned) a roving bulldog named The Bruce.

    Excerpt: The Whole World Over by Julia Glass 2006

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.