Herringbone
['herɪŋbəʊn] or ['hɛrɪŋbon]
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.
Checker: Maisie--From WordNet
Definition
(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 alternate rows slope in different directions.
Typist: Molly