01 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…
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Herringbone stitch —
a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel.