variants or less commonly hound's-tooth
: a usually small broken-check textile pattern
also : a fabric woven in this pattern

called also houndstooth check, hound's-tooth check

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Kendrick suited up in a plunging houndstooth corset and metallic pinstriped trousers from LaQuan Smith. Marissa Muller, WWD, 8 Mar. 2025 On December 4, Depp promoted her forthcoming film, Nosferatu, in a Chanel houndstooth skirt-suit decorated with rhinestone flowers from Virginie Viard’s pre-fall 2024 collection. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024 Anne Hathaway Hathaway layered a houndstooth peak lapel blazer over a black turtleneck sweater, adding on leather boots, gold rings and tiny hoop earrings. Hannah Malach, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025 Wrapped around a $151K base price, the Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid boasts a Chalk exterior, black and silver houndstooth interior, while a slew of additional options get added in typical Porsche Fashion. Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for houndstooth

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of houndstooth was in 1893

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“Houndstooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houndstooth. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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