houndstooth check

houndstooth check

hounds·tooth check

or hound's-tooth check  (houndz′to͞oth′)

n.

A textile design of small broken checks. Also called dogtooth.

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houndstooth check

A pattern of small broken checks woven or printed on cloth.

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Noun

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

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