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dogtooth
noun
dog·tooth
ˈdȯg-ˌtüth 
1
2
: an architectural ornament common in early English Gothic consisting usually of four leaves radiating from a raised point at the center
3
chiefly British
: houndstooth
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For game shooting, Purdey favored a dogtooth pattern, overlaid with a lighter windowpane check.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
Large fish—goldblotch, dogtooth and dusky groupers—swam past.
—Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 27 May 2022
The clock tower, for instance, is animated by a dogtooth brick patterning, set on all four of its sides, and not just the outward-facing front — an expense that in a lesser project would have been value engineered out of existence.
—Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2021
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
Large fish—goldblotch, dogtooth and dusky groupers—swam past.
—Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 27 May 2022
The clock tower, for instance, is animated by a dogtooth brick patterning, set on all four of its sides, and not just the outward-facing front — an expense that in a lesser project would have been value engineered out of existence.
—Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2021
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“Dogtooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogtooth. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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