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hound's tooth
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noun
a pattern of broken or jagged checks, used on a variety of fabrics.
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Also called hound's-tooth check .
Origin of hound's tooth
First recorded in 1935ā40
Words nearby hound's tooth
hound, hound dog, houndfish, hounding, hound's-tongue, hound's tooth, hound's-tooth check, houngan, hounskull, Hounslow, Houphouet-Boigny
Other definitions for hound's tooth (2 of 2)
hound's-tooth
[ houndz-tooth ]
/ ĖhaŹndzĖtuĪø /
adjective
woven or printed with a pattern of broken or jagged checks: a hound's-tooth jacket.
Origin of hound's-tooth
First recorded in 1955ā60
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