FromMiddle Englishdogge tothe; equivalent todog +‎tooth.

dogtooth (pluraldogtoothsordogteeth)

1. (plural only "dogtooth") Acanine tooth.(Can we add anexample for this sense?)
2. (architecture) Anornament common inGothicarchitecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth.
   • 1851,John Ruskin, “The Edge and Fillet”, inThe Stones of Venice, volume I (The Foundations), London:Smith, Elder, and Co., […],→OCLC, § IV,page260:

     This arch is the side of a niche from the tomb ofCan Signorio della Scala, at Verona; and the value, as well as the distant expression of itsdogtooth, may be seen by referring toProut's beautifuldrawing of this tomb in his "Sketches in France and Italy."

3. Synonym ofhoundstooth

• dogtooth grass
• dogtooth spar
• dogtooth tuna
• dogtooth violet

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