Herringbone (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A twilled fabric with a herringbone patternplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("herringbone" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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, embroideryplay

Synonyms:

herringbone; herringbone pattern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("herringbone" is a kind of...):

design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)

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