herringbone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A bone of a herring.
A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.
A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.

verb

To stitch in a herringbone pattern.
To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.

/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/

herringbone herringbones herring-bone herringboning herringboned

From herring + bone.

fishbone herringlike

herringbone gear herringbone stitch herringboned

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