dogtooth

noun

dog·​tooth ˈdȯg-ˌtüth 

1

: canine sense 1, eyetooth

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

Illustration of dogtooth

• dogtooth 2

Examples of dogtooth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing dogtooth

• dogtooth tuna
• dogtooth violet