Noun
- 1. herringbone, fabric, cloth, material, textile
- usage: a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
- 2. herringbone, herringbone pattern, design, pattern, figure
- usage: 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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