Herringbone
Pronunciation : Her"ring*bone"
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: 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