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noun
A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Fabric with a houndstooth pattern; an item of clothing made with such fabric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Hound's tongue, a plant of species Cynoglossum officinale
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of houndstooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
From hound + -s- + tooth, from its appearance. Although the pattern itself is archaeologically found from time immemorial, the modern term is first attested in 1936.
Across languages
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