hound's-tooth check

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noun

a pattern of broken or jagged checks, esp one printed on or woven into clothAlso called: dog's-tooth check, dogtooth check

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Words nearby hound's-tooth check

hound dog, houndfish, hounding, hound's-tongue, hound's tooth, hound's-tooth check, houngan, hounskull, Hounslow, Houphouet-Boigny, houppelande

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