Adjective : herringbone tweed. From Dictionary.com.
Sheep in the City shared a "herringbone" - like stitch pattern for a quick scarf. From Wordnik.com. [BlogHer] Reference
The new 'herringbone'-seating configuration allows unrestricted aisle access from each seat. From Wordnik.com. [Luxurylaunches.com] Reference
You can also look for more texture, such as herringbone or a fine check in the fabric to add bulk. From Wordnik.com. [BNET Articles] Reference
"Pre-CBS" Fender guitars, late '50's Les Pauls, "herringbone" D-28's command premium prices as well. From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
The camera has some trouble focusing patterns such as herringbone, pinstripes or other stripes, small dots and small checks. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Appropriately traditional English wovens such as herringbone, bird's-eye, and twill were combined with the latest in fabric technology. From Wordnik.com. [Men.Style.com: Latest Features and Articles] Reference
Also featured is a 1946 000-28 Martin, another large body fingerpicking guitar, with Martin's famous "herringbone" edge binding, estimated. From Wordnik.com. [Antique News News!] Reference
Travis stood there in jeans and a gray herringbone tweed jacket. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Demonkeeping]
The Colonel entered, still dressed in his herringbone cape and hat. From Wordnik.com. [Soul] Reference
She's wearing a herringbone maternity suit with a large red bow at her neck. From Wordnik.com. [Baby, Baby] Reference
Valentino skirt that she wore at the R.N.C. Dolce & Gabbana herringbone pants. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Palin’s $150,000 Shopping Spree: Vanity Fair] Reference
Mr Bloom walked behind the eyeless feet, a flatcut suit of herringbone tweed. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
A tray full of Southern Comfort old-fashioned sweets and a herringbone Segway. From Wordnik.com. [Will Durst: Spa-Spangled Bog] Reference
Shorter herringbone, boucle, or cashmere knit jackets that show off her waist. From Wordnik.com. [Bonnie Fuller: Listen Up Team Clinton: A Fashion Makeover Can Make Hillary More Electable! Ignore This Advice At Your Peril!] Reference
David was presentable today, in a tan herringbone jacket, blue pants, striped tie. From Wordnik.com. [The 6th Target]
They ` re more of a herringbone encircling his biceps, both of them halfway up the arm. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2009] Reference
Tamworth Castle contains some walls that were built by the Saxons in a herringbone pattern. From Wordnik.com. [From John O'Groats to Land's End] Reference
“The staff is great, and the ceilings are 10 feet high, and the floors are herringbone.”. From Wordnik.com. [Mansion Steal at $19 M.] Reference
Some of the notable features are the plaster moldings, herringbone floors and 10 fireplaces. From Wordnik.com. [On Woody's Block] Reference
· For herringbone bolsters, thick (³ 20 gauge), black polythene sheet to line the trenches. From Wordnik.com. [2.1 Retaining walls] Reference
I walked up a pathway paved in herringbone brick, choked with weeds and covered by slimy moss. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
These include original moldings, herringbone floors, large windows and a very large entry gallery. From Wordnik.com. [Hog King Luter Flips, Gets Married and Keeps Moving] Reference
Yakkay, a Danish company, makes helmets with hatlike covers such as the Paris in herringbone tweed. From Wordnik.com. [The Season of Biker Chic] Reference
"We drove the van to the Alta Plaza playground, " said the psychopath in the gray herringbone suit. From Wordnik.com. [The 6th Target]
Her fine white-blonde hair was beautifully cut, like the severely tailored grey herringbone woollen suit she wore. From Wordnik.com. [Deadline for Murder]
Mr. Bonilla's apartment comes with nine-foot ceilings, herringbone-paneled oak floors and detailed crown moldings. From Wordnik.com. [Amazon's Jeff Bezos Stiffs Tommy Mottola In $7.65 Million Deal] Reference
It was navy cashmere, she noticed for the first time, and the herringbone pattern waved dizzily as she stared at it. From Wordnik.com. [The Man From High Mountain]
Diathermy produces a distinctive herringbone pattern and one or two horizontal bands across the face of the picture. From Wordnik.com. [Zenith Television Receiver Operating Manual] Reference
Then, they were forgotten narrow other ties the stick-pins pointed shoes herringbone jackets sharkskin pants, fancy me. From Wordnik.com. [Brooklyn Dressing] Reference
Marines trying to deploy in a herringbone fashion so that they are protected from all sides, as well as front and rear. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2003] Reference
The second floor has herringbone floors, arched doorways, a formal dining room, a wood-burning fireplace and a Juliet balcony. From Wordnik.com. [Burden Sells Party Pad] Reference
He drew herringbone zigzag lines to indicate the river, and attached them to both sides of a straight line, to show a tributary. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
Farther up the mountain another impressive house was designed with cedar boards applied diagonally to form a herringbone pattern. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Moved A Mountain]
Percy started; his abstracted gaze, very likely visualizing the rival merits of herringbone and country plaid, rapidly re-focused. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
· Boulders: for contour bolsters, angular, smallest dimension 100 mm; for herringbone bolsters, rounded, smallest dimension 100 mm. From Wordnik.com. [2.1 Retaining walls] Reference
Sunlight streaming through the glass laid a pattern of gold on the stark white floor of Italian ceramic, set in a herringbone design. From Wordnik.com. [Heart Of Stone]
The apartment had a library that was configured as a master suite, a windowed eat-in kitchen, beamed ceilings and herringbone floors. From Wordnik.com. [Moonves Moves] Reference
The shoe -- just one for all purposes -- has a huge, black sole that suggests a BarcaLounger and a yellow-and-black herringbone-weave top. From Wordnik.com. [It's Not Just About Shoes] Reference
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