"herringbones" in the noun sense
1. herringbone
a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
2. herringbone, herringbone pattern
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
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