HERRINGBONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does herringbone mean? 

• HERRINGBONE (noun)
  The noun HERRINGBONE has 2 senses:

1. a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

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 the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery

  Familiarity information: HERRINGBONE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HERRINGBONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

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, embroidery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

herringbone; herringbone pattern

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

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

 Context examples 

A malignant mesenchymal tumor composed of fibroblasts, and characterized by collagen production and a herringbone architectural pattern.

(Adult Fibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant mesenchymal tumor composed of fibroblasts, and characterized by collagen production and usually a herringbone architectural pattern.

(Conventional Fibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped fibroblasts and collagenous stroma formation in a herringbone growth pattern.

(Bone Fibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)