just idle curiosity..in a houndstooth coat how did the pattern get it`s name?

Question

It`s be a stretch of the imaginatiin to think it looks like a tooth, canid or otherwise.

Answer 1

it looks like a dog tooth - sry if you wanted a more magical answer like a dog bit into a piece of cloth and left a shape but its plain and simple - it looks like a hounds tooth.

Answer 2

It was named after a Islamic Monk who lived in the 3rd century... his name was It-Chi-Scrottak.... it was the name given to the material that his habit was made out of... It was reported to be a very dirty habit.

Answer 3

its turkish for
CONDOM
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