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

a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

Roots

ban-bone · Old English · bone

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The word herringbone breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root -bone, from Old English ban (“bone”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.