hound's tooth
- a pattern of broken or jagged checks, used on a variety of fabrics.
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Origin of hound's tooth
First recorded in 1935–40
Also called hound's-tooth check.
hound's-tooth
[houndz-tooth]
- woven or printed with a pattern of broken or jagged checks: a hound's-tooth jacket.
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Origin of hound's-tooth
First recorded in 1955–60
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