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.
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{Herringbone stitch}, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework,
chiefly used in flannel. --Simmonds.
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