houndstooth

noun

hounds·​tooth ˈhau̇n(d)z-ˌtüth 

variants or less commonly hound's-tooth

: a usually small broken-check textile pattern

also : a fabric woven in this pattern

called also houndstooth check, hound's-tooth check

Illustration of houndstooth

Examples of houndstooth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For the outing, Swift opted for a pink and white houndstooth Balmain mini dress, which retails for $3,490 and features gold metal chain straps and gold buttons down the front. —Catherine Santino, People.com, 30 June 2025

During an outing with Travis Kelce on June 28, Swift paired a flouncy white and pink houndstooth Balmain dress and nude Christian Louboutin sandals with a small nude trunk bag. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 June 2025

Her skort was made of houndstooth and included front welt pockets. —Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 24 May 2025

Carrying over from the street style in Milan just one week earlier, lean topcoats ruled again, still with the emphasis put on heritage prints like checks, pinstripes and houndstooth, which added a dash of debonair to utility clothes in denim and leather. —Alex Badia, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for houndstooth

• bluetooth
• forsooth
• sawtooth
• tolbooth
• uncouth
• untruth
• vermouth
• luth
• muth
• sleuth
• sooth
• tooth