hound's-tooth check

hounds·tooth check or hound's-tooth check  (houndztth) n. A textile design of small broken checks.

houndstooth check

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hound's-tooth check

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(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a pattern of broken or jagged checks, esp one printed on or woven into cloth Also called dog's-tooth check dogtooth check

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hound's-tooth check - textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks dog's-tooth check, dogs-tooth check, dogstooth check, houndstooth check check - a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"