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Look up: herringbone

  1. Herringbone
    Brick or stone laid in alternate diagonal courses.
    Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.

  2. Herringbone
    Patterning caused by driving a colour-modulated composite video signal (PAL or NTSC) into a monochrome monitor. It is also often a characteristic of Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) picked up along a coaxial cable length.
    Found on http://www.zoo.co.uk/~z0001325/Glossary.

  3. herringbone
    [n] - a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Herringbone
    brick or stone laid diagonally
    Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.

  5. Herringbone
    Type of masonry in which the stones are set in a zig-zag pattern.
    Found on http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi

  6. Herringbone
    Zigzag pattern of brickwork
    Found on http://www.findabuilder.co.uk/working/gl

  7. Herringbone
    Zigzag pattern of brickwork.
    Found on http://www.interbuilders.co.uk/glossary/

  8. herringbone
    (1)A combination of twill weaves in which the direction of twill is reversed (usually by drafting) to produce stripes resembling herring bones; (2)A cloth in which this weave is used Category: Various industries and crafts • a climbing step in which the skis are edged and held in a V position in order to prevent them from slipping back. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  9. Herringbone
    See masonry.
    Found on http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/crsbi/frglossary.

  10. Herringbone
    Masonry laid diagonally along horizontal courses, each course laid in the opposite direction to that below it. Herringbone masonry is usually taken to be indicative of 11thc. work.
    Found on http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/crsbi/frglossary.

  11. Herringbone
    Her'ring·bone` (hĕr'rĭng*bōn`) adjective 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. Herringbone stitch , a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel. Simmonds.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/38

  12. herringbone
    noun a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. herringbone
    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
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. Herringbone
    `Herringbone` can refer to: *A bonding pattern of brickwork, also known as opus spicatum *A weaving pattern of tweed or twill cloth; *A cross-stitch pattern; *A distortion pattern from deinterlacing video called mouse teeth; *A method of counting used with the unary numeral system; *A technique of moving one's skis while cross-country skiing. *A military formation, where units are staggered, facing outwards at 45š angles (relative to 12 o'clock)...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herringbone

  15. Herringbone
    • (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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning


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24 November 2009

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On Sunday, November 24th, 1991, Freddie Mercury died peacefully at his home in London of AIDS related bronchial pneumonia. Freddie was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery in accordance with his religion. Many stars from the world or music and showbiz attended the service, including friends Elton John and David Bowie. On April 20th, 1992 a tribute concert in Freddie's memory was held at Wembley Stadium. Tickets to the gig sold out in a matter of hours, even before the full list of bands was available. Many of the worlds most famous rock stars took part in it. This concert was later released on DVD and video for all to enjoy, with the proceeds going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. read more

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