Herringbone /(hĕr"rĭng*bōn`)/

Her·ring·bone

Herringbone

a.
  1. 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.

Phrases & Compounds
Herringbone stitch
a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel.