Thesaurus: herringbone

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1. a. Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions.
2. n. a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
3. n. a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery
4. Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions. Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel. Simmonds.
5. Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially,characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines,which in the alternate rows slope in different directions.Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chieflyused in flannel. Simmonds.
6. v:21/n:79 n. a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern n. a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery