herringbone
IPA: hˈɛrɪŋboʊn
noun
- (countable) A bone of a herring.
- A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.
- (countable, skiing) 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.
- (skiing) To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
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Examples of "herringbone" in Sentences
- The cover was made from herringbone twill fabric.
- Frequently the stones are set in herringbone style.
- Oak parquet floors are set in a herringbone pattern.
- The laurel paneling is laid in a herringbone pattern.
- Herringbone patterns are worn informally and casually.
- In the apex of the gable is herringbone timber framing.
- The most popular parquet flooring pattern is herringbone.
- The Herringbone pattern is also a distorted hexagonal tiling.
- If so, the word herringbone in the article should be linked thus.
- The cuckholded Herringbone then inters them alive in an alcove in the basement.
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