Definition of "herringbone" []

• A pattern consisting of rows of short, slanted parallel lines with the direction of the slant alternating row by row and used in masonry, parquetry, embroidery, and weaving. (noun)
• A twilled fabric woven in this pattern. (noun)
• Sports A method of climbing a ski slope with the tips of the skis pointed outward. (noun)
• To arrange or decorate with a herringbone pattern. (verb-transitive)
• To produce a herringbone pattern. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I started with some plain herringbone in various sizes, did some where the colours overlapped (like that effect a lot) some with thin thread, where the stitches weren't tall enough and just looked like "x" s, then tried couching a large thread down, curving it, adding some other kinds of stitches to make a pattern, and doing some sort of random, freeform herringbone stitches."
• "Sheep in the City shared a "herringbone" - like stitch pattern for a quick scarf."
• "The new 'herringbone'-seating configuration allows unrestricted aisle access from each seat."