Herringbone - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Herringbone :  (noun)

1: a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

Based on WordNet 2.0

Herringbone : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Herringbone

EtsyEarth: Just listed: Eco Toes in Herringbone Wool. LAST PAIR. http://bit.ly/65RYXX Infusion
TMacTini: Rockin a fat Herringbone chain--> is that back in & I missed the memo! #getouttahere
blogadeal: Columbia Herringbone Beanie: $24.89 - http://tinyurl.com/yefosma
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