hound's-tooth
[ houndz-tooth ]
/ ˈhaʊndzˌtuθ /
adjective
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
Words nearby hound's-tooth
hoummos, hound, hound dog, hound's tooth, hound's-tongue, hound's-tooth, hound's-tooth check, houndfish, hounding, houngan, hounsfield
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Example sentences from the Web for houndstooth
The real Chloë is notorious for wearing beige and houndstooth and orange, matte lipstick, and sarcastic chunk wedges.