houndstooth

n. & adj.[纺]犬牙织纹(的), 犬牙花纹(的)

发音

US /ˈhaʊndstuːθ/
AU
UK /ˈhaʊndstuːθ/

词形变化

houndsteeth 复数 houndsteeth

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks.

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  2. 2.

    Fabric with a houndstooth pattern; an item of clothing made with such fabric.

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  3. 3.

    Hound's tongue, a plant of species Cynoglossum officinale

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词源

From hound + -s- + tooth, from its appearance. Although the pattern itself is archaeologically found from time immemorial, the modern term is first attested in 1936.

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