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HOUNDSTOOTH CHECK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does houndstooth check mean? 

HOUNDSTOOTH CHECK (noun)
  The noun HOUNDSTOOTH CHECK has 1 sense:

1. textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checksplay

  Familiarity information: HOUNDSTOOTH CHECK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOUNDSTOOTH 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 ("houndstooth check" is a kind of...):

check (a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard))


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