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herringbone pattern


  • n  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; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery
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  • Restored organ is centerpiece of IU renovation
    (AP) — Tom Morrison chuckles that more than once, he's been sitting at a function in Alumni Hall and received a text message from Michael A. McRobbie sitting across the room. Woodwork and fracturing limestone in the castle-like great room have been replaced, the ceiling sports an eye-catching cream and crimson pattern, the floor has been restored to its original herringbone pattern and the dingy ...
    Aug. 5, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

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