Printed Fabric Historic Period Theme: Hound's Tooth
Printed silk fabric design hound’s tooth pattern is also called 'dog tooth check' because the lattice pattern looks like dog teeth. Hound's tooth pattern gives a classic and conservative feel.
The French called the hound's tooth 'chicken’s foot’ and called the large-sized hound's tooth 'rooster’s foot'. The English people called it 'cow's foot' in relation to birds.