hound's tooth

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 1935–40

Words nearby hound's tooth

houhere, houma, hoummos, hound, hound dog, hound's tooth, hound's-tongue, hound's-tooth, hound's-tooth check, houndfish, hounding

Definition for hound's tooth (2 of 2)

hound's-tooth

[ houndz-tooth ]

/ ˈhaʊndzˌtuθ /

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 1955–60