What does houndstooth mean?
Houndstooth means A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks..
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/ˈhaʊndstuːθ/ · noun
A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks..
Other patterns include varied adaptations of paisleys, Tree of Life motifs, tiles, scenics, patchworks, ticking, soft-edge geometries, sports themes, crewel shapes, houndsteeth, and a plethora of florals.
A houndstooth fabric is composed of tiny, interlocking pinwheel motifs. There are many houndstooth knitting patterns[…]; to add an extra touch to these patterns, work them in nubby or textured yarns.
Sophisticated houndstooth checks highlight a toddler's jacket and hat.
Their ties were tidier, their houndsteeth toothier … they ended up looking more Windsorian than Windsor.
Her dress is wool too, brown and black houndsteeth that belonged to her mother.
Use houndstooth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Houndstooth means A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks..
Common synonyms include dogstooth, dog's tooth, pied-de-poule.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Other patterns include varied adaptations of paisleys, Tree of Life motifs, tiles, scenics, patchworks, ticking, soft-edge geometries, sports themes, crewel shapes, houndsteeth, and a plethora of florals.
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