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Meanings of broken twill weave in English

Portuguese
sarja em espinha
Spanish
espigado
Wikidata

Chevron-patterned twill weave in which the direction of the diagonal is reversed over groups of warp threads.

        Related terms
        sarja em espinha
        Portuguese
        sarja irregular
        Spanish
        sarga cortada

        Any of various forms of twill weave in which the diagonal lines have been deliberately broken.

              sarja irregular
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              Examples for "herringbone"
              Examples for "herringbone"
              1
              I love the subtle details like the beautiful herringbone effect on the tiling.
              News.com.au
              2
              Henceforth he will appear in neat herringbone, the neater pin stripe.
              The new yorker
              3
              The dog makes great curlicues around my own, splay-footed, herringbone of a track.
              The Irish Times
              4
              He often dresses himself in pinstripes, windowpane plaids, herringbone tweeds.
              Black house
              5
              The plane soared above herringbone pine forests as he pointed them towards Fairbanks, Alaska.
              The Irish Times
              Translations for broken twill weave