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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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The footwear brand says Blahnik adorns his sleek styles in timeless dogtooth fabrication and delicate mesh polka dot, inspired by Lady Heathcoat-Amory, a golfer originally named Joyce Wethered.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Combing the archive, Deacon noticed that Purdey frequently shot in a dogtooth pattern overlaid by a lighter windowpane check, which became the template for his own modern interpretation.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 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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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Combing the archive, Deacon noticed that Purdey frequently shot in a dogtooth pattern overlaid by a lighter windowpane check, which became the template for his own modern interpretation.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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