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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 checksplay

  Familiarity information: HOUND'S-TOOTH CHECK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOUND'S-TOOTH CHECK (noun)


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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