dogtooth

American  

[dawg-tooth, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌtuθ, ˈdɒg- /

noun

1. Also dog tooth a canine tooth.

2. Architecture. any of a series of small pyramidal ornaments, usually formed by a radiating arrangement of four sculptured leaves, set close together in a concave molding, used especially in England in the 13th century.

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dogtooth British  

/ ˈdɒɡˌtuːθ /

noun

1. another name for a canine

2. architect a carved ornament in the form of four leaflike projections radiating from a raised centre, used in England in the 13th century

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Etymology

Origin of dogtooth

First recorded in 1545–55; dog + tooth

Example Sentences

There are also local wildflowers - trillium, dogtooth violets and cornflowers from ditches.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2019

“It’s such an unusual application of what I do,” she says, whose mustard turban and dogtooth trousers mark her out as distinct from the be-fleeced CSIs.

From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2019

Dressed in a dogtooth Altuzarra suit, a pair of wire-framed specs perched on her nose, Welteroth exudes a warm and approachable “big sister” vibe.

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2017

Surprise elements: weasel fur as a back panel on a coat; dogtooth prints and digitally expanded flower patterns. 

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2013

And one tall yellow flower was called a dogtooth violet but was different and was really an adder’s-tongue.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen