About The Word Herringbone

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Herringbone

Herringbone Meaning & Definition
Herringbone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Herringbone?

[n] a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

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See Also | cloth | fabric | material | textile

Herringbone In Webster's Dictionary

\Her"ring*bone`\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng*b[=o]n`), 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. {Herringbone stitch}, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel. --Simmonds.

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