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Noun(1) a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern(2) 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

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(1) And look to menswear-inspired tweeds, checks and herringbone patterns for added panache.(2) Woven reeds, grasses and bamboos perfectly complement tailored herringbone -edge bindings.(3) Steep narrow hills, barely wide enough to herringbone , were followed by quick descents onto icy lakes.(4) All the downhill momentum I was banking on didn't last; it was sucked away in my first step up the hill - back to herringbone .(5) A dog-leg staircase which has the original wrought-iron railing leads to the first floor landing with herringbone parquet flooring.(6) Ski instruction, taught to officers by civilians, included herringbone climbing, kick turns, pole-jumping over logs and snowplows.(7) The lot has 54 spaces arranged in a herringbone pattern.(8) This fall you'll see rich fabrics such as wool, tweed and herringbone in colors like burgundy, navy, brown, and beige.(9) He looked up, hardly able to see her through the herringbone patterns that coruscated in front of his eyes.(10) Satin is used in a host of applications, while the fashionable tweed and herringbone patterns in wool fabrics likewise seek sheen.(11) The branches are parallel to one another, and the aggregate resembles the skeleton of a fish or the fabric pattern known as herringbone .(12) When trying to widen a space, square tiles should be laid in a diamond pattern and rectangular tiles should be laid in a brick or herringbone pattern.(13) a grey herringbone tweed jacket(14) The veins look like most deciduous trees - there's a middle straight vein and subdividing branches that interlock (unlike the herringbone banana leaves).(15) we learned how to herringbone up the hills and swoosh down them(16) A line of skiers stretches forever as they herringbone toward the heavens.
Related Words
(1) herringbone
(2) bone
(3) herring
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Noun
1. herringbone pattern


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