hound's-tooth check
Definition
Noun: A textile pattern characterized by small, broken, or jagged checks, typically using two colors. The pattern resembles the jagged shape of a canine tooth, creating a classic, often woolen, fabric design.
Usage
This term is used specifically to describe a fabric's woven pattern. It functions as a compound noun where "hound's-tooth" acts as an adjective modifying the type of "check."
Examples
- The classic blazer was made from a fine hound's-tooth check wool.
- She preferred the subtlety of a gray and white hound's-tooth check over a bold plaid.
- The fabric swatch book contained several variations of hound's-tooth check.
Advanced Usage
- The pattern is so distinctive that the term "houndstooth" (often spelled as one word) is commonly used on its own to refer to the fabric or pattern.
- He wore a stylish houndstooth jacket.
Variants and Related Words
- Houndstooth (noun/adjective): A common shortened and closed form of "hound's-tooth check."
- a houndstooth pattern; a coat in houndstooth.
- Dogtooth (noun): An alternative, less common name for the same pattern.
- Pied-de-poule (noun): The French term for this pattern, meaning "hen's foot."
Synonyms
- Check (general)
- Broken check
- Jagged check
Note: While "plaid" and "tartan" are also patterned fabrics, they refer to specific types of crisscrossed patterns associated with Scottish clans and are not direct synonyms for the jagged, two-color "hound's-tooth check."
Noun
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textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
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