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  • 1herringbone — n. bone of a herring; zigzag pattern resembling fishbones (used in textiles and masonry); fabric that has a herringbone pattern; technique of climbing a ski slope with the ski tips pointed toward the outside (Skiing) adj. resembling fish bones,… …

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  • 2herringbone — /her ing bohn /, n. 1. a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V, used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc. 2. Textiles. a. Also called chevron, chevron weave …

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  • 3herringbone — /ˈhɛrɪŋboʊn / (say heringbohn) noun 1. a pattern consisting of adjoining rows of parallel lines so arranged that any two rows have the form of a V or inverted V; used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc. 2. an embroidery stitch resembling cross …

  • 4herringbone — noun 1. a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile 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 …

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  • 5herringbone bond — noun : a bond in masonry in which the bricks form a herringbone pattern * * * a brickwork bond in which the exposed brickwork is bonded to the heart of the wall by concealed courses of bricks laid diagonally to the faces of the wall in a… …

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  • 6herringbone — her•ring•bone [[t]ˈhɛr ɪŋˌboʊn[/t]] n. 1) clo tex a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines suggesting either aVor an invertedV, used in masonry, textiles, etc 2) tex a) Also called chevron 3),… …

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  • 7herringbone 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 • Syn: ↑herringbone • Hypernyms: ↑design …

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  • 8Doynton — is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. In Doynton there is a pub, The Cross House, there is also a park and playing field. In the middle of the village there is a hall which is used for meetings and entertainment purposes. The church in… …

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  • 9Studley — There is also a village in Wiltshire called Studley. Infobox UK place country = England official name= Studley latitude= 52.26961 longitude= 1.89151 civil parish= Studley population = 6,624 (2001) shire district= Stratford on Avon shire county=… …

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  • 10Dodford, Northamptonshire — Coordinates: 52°14′N 1°06′W / 52.23°N 1.10°W / 52.23; 1.10 …

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