herringbone

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a twilled fabric with a 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

From herring + bone.

Mr Bloom walked behind the eyeless feet, a flatcut suit of herringbone tweed. — Ulysses, James Joyce
The Kachin woman's costume is of a pretty colour, a little dark velvet jacket with short sleeves, a kilt to the knee, and dark putties, both of woven colours like tartan, in diced and in herringbone and running patterns. — From Edinburgh to India & Burmah, W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch

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