'''Houndstooth''', is a [[pattern]] used on fabrics with alternating light and dark [[check (fabric)|checks]]. It is also known as '''hounds tooth check''' or, '''hound's tooth''' (and similar spellings), also known as '''dogstooth''', '''dogtooth''', or '''dog's tooth''',. ({{Lang-fr|text='''pied-de-poule'''|lit=hen's foot}}), is aThe [[duotone]] textile [[pattern]] is characterized by a [[tessellation]] of light and dark solid [[check (fabric)|checks]] alternating with light-and-dark diagonally-striped checks—similar in pattern to [[gingham]] [[tartan|plaid]] but with diagonally-striped squares in place of gingham's blended-tone squares—traditionally. inTraditionally, houndstooth uses black and white, although other contrasting colour combinations may be used.
