Definition of "houndstooth" []

• A fabric pattern of broken checks (noun)

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• "It's really the only reason to watch an Alabama football game: Co-eds in houndstooth hats ... 'nuff said."
• "Bryant Museum, called houndstooth "the third color" of Alabama, along with the crimson and white of the uniforms."
• "For fall, designers will fill the stores with traditional menswear patterns such as houndstooth, tweed and herringbone."