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Meanings of houndstooth in English

Russian
ломаная клетка
Spanish
pata de gallo
Catalan
pota de gall
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Two-color broken check pattern.

        ломаная клетка
        Synonyms
        Examples for "dogtooth"
        Examples for "dogtooth"
        1
        Vegetation was rank, and the dogtooth violet, honeysuckle, blue-bell, and columbine were in blossom.
        First Across the Continent / The Story of the Exploring Expediti...
        2
        A single wooden spire rose from the Norman church, a dogtooth pattern of lead tiles catching the light.
        The coldest blood
        3
        One may see that angular dogtooth ornament that makes the round Norman gateways look like the gaping mouths of sharks.
        The New Jerusalem
        4
        The crystals are about an inch high in the shape of dogtooth or calcareous spar, covered with a dark ferruginous matter.
        The Botanic Garden / A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of...
        5
        Another form of calcite which is to be sparingly found is what is called dogtooth spar, having the form shown in Fig.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882
        1
        The Short Tail brushed the snow from his coat and hounds -tooth-check pants.
        Winter’s Tale
        Usage of houndstooth in English
        1
        But it happens in kitchens- agoodthing houndstooth check hides spots.
        The reach of a chef: beyond the kitchen
        2
        This blazer is far from average thanks to the houndstooth trim.
        Ebony
        3
        I wore my old jacket, houndstooth-check pants, neckerchief, and paper toque.
        The reach of a chef: beyond the kitchen
        4
        She wore a man's houndstooth jacket over a silk-and-lace camisole.
        Heart of gold
        5
        My full polyester houndstooth TJ Maxx suit stood out like sweatpants at a wedding.
        Feminist dot com
        6
        He was wearing well-cut gray flannel slacks and a houndstooth smoking jacket with leather buttons.
        The burglar who painted like mondrian
        7
        He wore a houndstooth jacket and dark grey trousers.
        The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
        8
        Here comes a red-haired woman, smartly dressed in a black skirt, houndstooth-check jacket, medium heels.
        The Fuller Memorandum
        9
        The next moment she saw a thin, grey-haired man in a houndstooth jacket walk into the corridor.
        The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
        10
        Landon opened the door, and a hint of Vernon's trademark houndstooth hat peeked from the other side.
        Good girls don't
        11
        Scott's houndstooth newsboy cap slipped over one of his eyes as he bent over the camera tripod.
        Unbelievable
        12
        And the trendy, yet refined houndstooth print shows the world you know a thing or two about style.
        Ebony
        13
        Deck halls with this striking houndstooth checkerboard floor, the perfect backdrop on which to frame the Christmas tree.
        The Irish Times
        14
        The houndstooth design, seen on many a carrier bag, is known throughout Australia as belonging to David Jones.
        News.com.au
        15
        Cream and grey shades feature in the menswear collections along with checks, tartans, houndstooth and caramel Burberry scarves.
        The Irish Times
        16
        They reworked their own memories of American sportswear with innovations like fraying houndstooth fringes and cut-out argyle sweaters.
        BBC
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