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houndstooth check [houndz′to͞oth΄]n.a pattern of broken checks, used in woven material for jackets, shirts, etc.: also hound's-tooth check
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houndstooth check — [houndz′to͞oth΄] n. a pattern of broken checks, used in woven material for jackets, shirts, etc.: also hound s tooth check … English World dictionary
houndstooth check — noun textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks • Syn: ↑hound s tooth check, ↑dogstooth check, ↑dogs tooth check, ↑dog s tooth check • Hypernyms: ↑check * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
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houndstooth check — /haʊndztuθ ˈtʃɛk/ (say howndztoohth chek) noun a pattern of jagged checks, often black or brown on a light base. Also, hound s tooth check …
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houndstooth — also hound s tooth noun Date: 1936 a usually small broken check textile pattern; also a fabric woven in this pattern called also houndstooth check, hound s tooth check … New Collegiate Dictionary
check — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. control, test, verify, tally, count; restrain, repress, halt, stop, arrest, impede, interrupt, curb; stunt. n. draft, money order; interruption, rebuff; setback, reverse, stop, restraint;… … English dictionary for students
Check (fabric) — A check is a pattern consisting of crossed horizontal and vertical bands in two or more colors in woven cloth. Checks are traditionally associated with Scotland where woven dyed wool was, at one time, a principal cloth. District checks were… … Wikipedia
hound's-tooth check — noun textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks • Syn: ↑houndstooth check, ↑dogstooth check, ↑dogs tooth check, ↑dog s tooth check • Hypernyms: ↑check * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
dog's-tooth check — noun textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks • Syn: ↑houndstooth check, ↑hound s tooth check, ↑dogstooth check, ↑dogs tooth check • Hypernyms: ↑check … Useful english dictionary
