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  • noun Plural form of herringbone.

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Examples

  • Last year's trend of "layering cardigan sweaters and vests just finally all came together this fall with the comeback of three-piece suits," says Simon Kneen, creative design director at Brooks Brothers, where sales of such styles are leaning more toward tweeds and herringbones, the "country gentleman" look, as he dubs it.

    Rules for Three-Piece Suits 2007

  • This era saw the introduction of the Aran influence in American knitting, as well as the revival of traditional motifs, such as argyles and herringbones—all patterning that had a rich, well-bred look in keeping with the burgeoning wealth of postwar industrialization.

    A Passion for Knitting Nancy J. Thomas 2002

  • By the time it was reproducing intensely colorful herringbones and checkerboards, the crew had abandoned its initial fear in favor of spontaneous bursts of applause.

    A Triumph of Souls Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000

  • The gilded youth's judgment tended toward the more pronounced herringbones and homespuns.

    Success A Novel Samuel Hopkins Adams 1914

  • Mixed in with the rustic, crunchy tweeds, herringbones and plaids, were soft rose-print silks and an abstract, painterly print, particularly effective in drop-waist dresses with a bow-finished, pleated effect at the hip.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • To a background of Mozart sonatas, she showed a variety of tweeds, herringbones and plaids in outfits that featured long skirts and a wide variety of hats, including men's style fedoras and bowlers, some in striking midnight blue.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Rag & Bone's offering for women echoed a lot of what we saw earlier yesterday at the men's show: wintry woolen stripes, rich herringbones and a collection-defining tapestry floral applied to outerwear a Taj coat and a Raj jacket; India meets England was the theme.

    NYT > Home Page By ELLE MULIARCHYK 2012

  • To a background of Mozart sonatas, she showed tweeds, herringbones and plaids in outfits that featured long skirts and a wide variety of hats, including men's-style fedoras and bowlers, some in striking midnight blue.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • The women have taken advantage of the variations in bag colors and prints to produce a stunning array of designs, including stripes and herringbones, that make each pad unique and identifiable.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

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