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hound's tooth

hound's tooth is the alternative form of houndstooth.

Meaning of houndstooth

Noun

houndstooth (countable and uncountable, plural houndsteeth)

  1. A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks.
    • Other patterns include varied adaptations of paisleys, Tree of Life motifs, tiles, scenics, patchworks, ticking, soft-edge geometries, sports themes, crewel shapes, houndsteeth, and a plethora of florals.1974, Interior Design, volume 45, New York, N.Y.: Interior Design Division of Whitney Communication Corp., →OCLC, page 251, column 1
  2. Fabric with a houndstooth pattern; an item of clothing made with such fabric.
    • Their ties were tidier, their houndsteeth toothier … they ended up looking more Windsorian than Windsor.1970, Men's Wear, volume 161, New York, N.Y.: Fairchild Publications, →OCLC, page 73, column 1
  3. Hound's tongue, a plant of species Cynoglossum officinale

Forms of hound's tooth

pluralhound's tooths

Questions about hound's tooth

What is hound's tooth the alternative form of?
Hound's tooth is the alternative form of houndstooth.

Words near hound's tooth in the dictionary

  1. Hound of the Baskervilles effect
  2. hound shark
  3. hound sharks
  4. hound's tongue
  5. hound's tongues
  6. hound's tooth
  7. hound's-tongue
  8. hound's-tongues
  9. hound-dog
  10. hound-dogged
  11. hound-dogging

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