Lexicographical Neighbors of Herringboned
Literary usage of Herringboned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Progressive Lessons in the Art and Practice of Needlework for Use in Schools by Catherine F. Johnson (1895)
"As the edges of a flannel patch will not ravel, the raw edges can be herringboned
to the under side of the cloth, and the raw edges of the cut can be neatly ..."
2. Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking by Bertha Banner (1898)
"and herringboned on to the wrong side of the article, taking care that they agree
with each other respecting the fall of the selvedge and nap, ..."
3. The Archaeological Journal by Council, British Archaeological Association, Central Committee (1872)
"... and well jointed ; but between these quoins the pilasters are usually of
rubble, sometimes herringboned. ..."
4. Harper's Household Handbook: A Guide to Easy Ways of Doing Woman's Work by Martha McCulloch Williams (1913)
"... hem the split edges, and trim them with lace, then join the selvages with a
row of coarse insertion, herringboned in with coarse linen thread. ..."
5. The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Amusements, Exercises, Studies, and Pursuits by Matilda Anne Planche Mackarness (1888)
"An old blanket cut in squares, and the raw edge herringboned, makes excellent
house flannel: in buying new for the purpose, it is advisable to get the best, ..."
6. The Rudiments of Practical Bricklaying by Adam Hammond (1890)
"These are laid in various ways, such as brick-flat, brick-on-edge, and sometimes
it is herringboned. Plain Paving is that which is laid in parallel courses. ..."
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