Look up: herringbone

1. Herringbone
   In masonry herringbone work is one in which the stones are laid aslant instead of being bedded flat. It is very commonly found in rough walling, and occasionally, in the Norman style, in ashlar work. It is more frequent in the Norman than any other style, but it is not to be relied upon as evidence ...
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2. Herringbone
   Brick or stone laid in alternate diagonal courses.
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3. 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.
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4. herringbone
   [n] - a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
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5. Herringbone
   brick or stone laid diagonally
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6. Herringbone
   Type of masonry in which the stones are set in a zig-zag pattern.
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7. Herringbone
   Zigzag pattern of brickwork
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8. Herringbone
   Zigzag pattern of brickwork.
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9. 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 pos...
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10. Herringbone
    See masonry.
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11. 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.
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12. 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. Her...
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13. herringbone
    noun a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
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14. 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
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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.
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16. Herringbone
    (formation) `Herringbone` is a military formation where one member of the squad at the front faces forwards, then all members behind alternate facing left-right-left-right until the member at the back who faces backwards. When the squad moves the person next to the person facing backwards wil...
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