houndstooth

hound's-tooth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [houndz-tooth]
- /ˈhaʊndzˌtuθ/
- /hˈaʊndstuːθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [houndz-tooth]
- /ˈhaʊndzˌtuθ/

Definitions of houndstooth word

adjective houndstooth woven or printed with a pattern of broken or jagged checks: a hound's-tooth jacket. 1
noun houndstooth A large checked pattern with notched corners suggestive of a canine tooth, typically used in cloth for jackets and suits. 1
noun houndstooth A fabric pattern of broken checks. 0

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Origin of houndstooth

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Houndstooth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Houndstooth

houndstooth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

houndstooth usage trend in Literature

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