houndstooth
Meanings
Plural: houndsteeth
Noun
- A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks.
- Fabric with a houndstooth pattern; an item of clothing made with such fabric.
- Hound's tongue, a plant of species Cynoglossum officinale
Origin / Etymology
From hound + -s- + tooth, from its appearance.
Although the pattern itself is archaeologically found from time immemorial, the modern term is first attested in 1936.
Synonyms
dog's tooth, dogstooth, pied-de-poule
Scrabble Score: 18
houndstooth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhoundstooth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
houndstooth is not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
houndstooth is a valid Words With Friends word