hound's-tooth check

hound's tooth

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Definitions of hound's-tooth check words

noun hound's-tooth check a pattern of broken or jagged checks, used on a variety of fabrics. 1
noun hound's-tooth check a pattern of broken or jagged checks, esp one printed on or woven into cloth 0

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Origin of hound's-tooth check

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Hound's-tooth check

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hound's-tooth check popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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