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HOUND'S-TOOTH CHECK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hound's-tooth check mean?
• HOUND'S-TOOTH CHECK (noun)
The noun HOUND'S-TOOTH CHECK has 1 sense:
1. textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
Familiarity information: HOUND'S-TOOTH CHECK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dog's-tooth check; dogs-tooth check; dogstooth check; hound's-tooth check; houndstooth check
Hypernyms ("hound's-tooth check" is a kind of...):
check (a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard))
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