'Herringbone' definitions:
Definition of 'herringbone'
(from WordNet)
noun
A twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
noun
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 [syn: herringbone, herringbone pattern]
Definition of 'Herringbone'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]