Definition of Herringbone. Meaning of Herringbone. Synonyms of Herringbone

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Definition of Herringbone

Herringbone
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.

Meaning of Herringbone from wikipedia

- Look up herringbone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Herringbone may refer to: Herring-Bone (card game), a game of patience Herringbone (cloth), a woven...
- The herringbone pattern is an arrangement of rectangles used for floor tilings and road pavement, so named for a fancied resemblance to the bones of a...
- A Herringbone is one type of tactical formation (named after the Herringbone pattern). When in a Herringbone formation, the person at the front of the...
- Herringbone, also called broken twill weave, describes a distinctive V-shaped weaving pattern usually found in twill fabric. It is distinguished from...
- A herringbone gear, a specific type of double helical gear, is a side-to-side, rather than face-to-face, combination of two helical gears of opposite...
- creates a fabric pattern closely resembling a herringbone pattern, or herringbone cloth. A knitted herringbone stitch creates a firm fabric "similar to a...
- A herringbone seating arrangement describes the positioning of seats partially and equally askew in one direction. As the name suggests, the arrangement...
- Herringbone cross-stratification is a type of sedimentary structure formed in tidal areas, such as tidal flats, where the current periodically flows in...
- medieval times. It consists of bricks, tiles or cut stone laid in a herringbone pattern. Its usage was generally decorative and most commonly it served...
- blotches between the leaf veins Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura (herringbone plant); strong red veining on dark green leaves M. leuconeura can be...