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Herringbone

noun

A twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern.

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. Synonym: herringbone pattern.

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"Herringbone" Quotes from Famous Books

... white and colored threads. In this instance blue and white threads were woven about the pin-heads inserted at some distance outside the edges of the hole, one for each thread. The darning replaces the fabric, not only with neatness and strength, but in ornamental patterns. Squares, plaids, herringbone and lozenge patterns were done by this process in such a manner ...

— In and Around Berlin • Minerva Brace Norton

... the age of the inn above one of its bay windows, reads a reproach to the aggressively modern porch and doors; and the white rough-cast with which the walls are covered apparently conceals admirable timber and herringbone brickwork. But the roof and the gables and windows still belong to an inn and not a public-house, and the Horse and Groom too, swings a good sign, vigorously drawn, of a prancing steed. Most of the signs of the many White Horse and Black Horse inns are ...

— Highways and Byways in Surrey • Eric Parker

Words linked to "Herringbone" : pattern, figure, material, fabric, design, textile, cloth