hound's-tooth
[ houndz-tooth ]
/ ˈhaʊndzˌtuθ /
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adjective
woven or printed with a pattern of broken or jagged checks: a hound's-tooth jacket.
Nearby words
hoummos, hound, hound dog, hound's tooth, hound's-tongue, hound's-tooth, hound's-tooth check, houndfish, hounding, houngan, hounsfield
Origin of hound's-tooth
First recorded in 1955–60
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