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• 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 • Hypernyms: ↑design …   Useful english dictionary

• herringbone — [her′iŋbōn΄] n. 1. the spine of a herring, having numerous thin, parallel bony extensions on each side similar to the barbs of a feather 2. a pattern with such a design or anything having such a pattern, as a kind of cross stitch, a twill weave,… …   English World dictionary

• Herringbone — can refer to:*A layout of airline seating see Herringbone seating *A bonding pattern of brickwork, also known as opus spicatum *A weaving pattern of tweed or twill cloth; *A cross stitch pattern; *A distortion pattern from deinterlacing video… …   Wikipedia

• herringbone — I. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1659 1. a pattern made up of rows of parallel lines which in any two adjacent rows slope in opposite directions 2. a. a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern; also a suit made of this fabric b. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• herringbone — noun 1》 a pattern consisting of columns of short parallel lines, with all the lines in one column sloping one way and all the lines in the next column sloping the other way.     ↘a cross stitch with a pattern resembling this. 2》 Skiing a method… …   English new terms dictionary

• herringbone — n. bone of a herring; zigzag pattern resembling fishbones (used in textiles and masonry); fabric that has a herringbone pattern; technique of climbing a ski slope with the ski tips pointed toward the outside (Skiing) adj. resembling fish bones,… …   English contemporary dictionary

• herringbone — noun 1. a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• herringbone bond — noun : a bond in masonry in which the bricks form a herringbone pattern * * * a brickwork bond in which the exposed brickwork is bonded to the heart of the wall by concealed courses of bricks laid diagonally to the faces of the wall in a… …   Useful english dictionary

• herringbone — her|ring|bone [ herıŋ,boun ] noun uncount a pattern made of parallel rows of V s, often found in wooden floors or in brick walls a. thick wool cloth in a herringbone pattern. It is a type of tweed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• herringbone — UK [ˈherɪŋˌbəʊn] / US [ˈherɪŋˌboʊn] noun [uncountable] a) a pattern made of parallel rows of V s, often found in wooden floors or in brick walls b) thick wool cloth in a herringbone pattern. It is a type of tweed …   English dictionary

• herringbone bond — a brickwork bond in which the exposed brickwork is bonded to the heart of the wall by concealed courses of bricks laid diagonally to the faces of the wall in a herringbone pattern, with the end of each brick butting against the side of the… …   Universalium