Herringbone

Article summary

Herringbone may refer to: *Herring-Bone (card game), a game of patience *Herringbone (cloth), a woven pattern of tweed or twill cloth *Herringbone (formation), a type of military formation *Herringbone (horse) (1940–1961), a Thoroughbred racehorse *Herringbone cross-stratification, a sedimentary structure in geology that is formed from back-and-forth tidal water flow *Herringbone gear, a type of gear *Herringbone pattern, a pattern of floor tiling or paving *Herringbone seating, a pattern of airliner seating *A bonding pattern of brickwork, also known as opus spicatum *Herringbone stitch *A type of braided hairstyle, which is also known as a fishtail braid *A distortion pattern from deinterlacing video called mouse teeth *A method of counting used with the unary numeral system *A technique of moving one's skis while cross-country skiing *Herringbone milking shed *Herringbone, another name for the medical condition scintillating scotoma *"Herringbone", a song by Department of Eagles from In Ear Park, 2008

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1. date of formation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

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