HERRINGBONING

Verb

herringboning

present participle of herringbone

Source: Wiktionary


HERRINGBONE

Her"ring*bone", a.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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