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(herɪŋboʊn)

uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]

Herringbone is a pattern used in fabrics or brickwork which looks like parallel rows of zigzag lines.

herringbone in British English

(ˈhɛrɪŋˌbəʊn)

noun

a pattern used in textiles, brickwork, etc, consisting of two or more rows of short parallel strokes slanting in alternate directions to form a series of parallel Vs or zigzags

(as modifier)

a herringbone jacket

a herringbone pattern of very long, narrow bricks

2. skiing

a method of ascending a slope by walking with the skis pointing outwards and one's weight on the inside edges

verb

to decorate (textiles, brickwork, etc) with herringbone

4. (intransitive) skiing

to ascend a slope in herringbone fashion

herringbone in American English

(ˈhɛrɪŋˌboʊn)

noun

the spine of a herring, having numerous thin, parallel bony extensions on each side similar to the barbs of a feather

a pattern with such a design or anything having such a pattern, as a kind of cross-stitch, a twill weave, or an arrangement of bricks

a method of climbing a slope on skis with the ski tips turned outward so that the tracks form a herringbone pattern

adjective

having the pattern of a herringbone

verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈherringˌboned or ˈherringˌboning

to stitch, weave, or arrange in a herringbone pattern

to climb (a slope) on skis, using the herringbone method

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herringbone

She was wearing a bulky coat of grey herringbone tweed which looked too big for her.

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释义	Trends of herringbone View usage for: herringbone (herɪŋboʊn) uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Herringbone is a pattern used in fabrics or brickwork which looks like parallel rows of zigzag lines. herringbone in British English (ˈhɛrɪŋˌbəʊn) noun 1. a. a pattern used in textiles, brickwork, etc, consisting of two or more rows of short parallel strokes slanting in alternate directions to form a series of parallel Vs or zigzags b. (as modifier) a herringbone jacket a herringbone pattern of very long, narrow bricks 2. skiing a method of ascending a slope by walking with the skis pointing outwards and one's weight on the inside edges verb 3. to decorate (textiles, brickwork, etc) with herringbone 4. (intransitive) skiing to ascend a slope in herringbone fashion herringbone in American English (ˈhɛrɪŋˌboʊn) noun 1. the spine of a herring, having numerous thin, parallel bony extensions on each side similar to the barbs of a feather 2. a pattern with such a design or anything having such a pattern, as a kind of cross-stitch, a twill weave, or an arrangement of bricks 3. a method of climbing a slope on skis with the ski tips turned outward so that the tracks form a herringbone pattern adjective 4. having the pattern of a herringbone verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈherringˌboned or ˈherringˌboning 5. to stitch, weave, or arrange in a herringbone pattern 6. to climb (a slope) on skis, using the herringbone method Image of herringbone © Elizaveta Korobkova, Shutterstock Examples of 'herringbone' in a sentence herringbone She was wearing a bulky coat of grey herringbone tweed which looked too big for her. Paige, Frances The Glasgow Girls (1994) Word lists with herringbone embroidery All related terms of 'herringbone' herringbone bond a type of bricklaying in which the bricks are laid on the slant to form a herringbone pattern herringbone gear a gearwheel having two sets of helical teeth, one set inclined at an acute angle to the other so that V-shaped teeth are formed herringbone stitch an embroidery stitch that forms a zigzag line, used esp to hem a piece of fabric herringbone pattern a pattern used in textiles , brickwork , etc, consisting of two or more rows of short parallel strokes slanting in alternate directions to form a series of parallel Vs or zigzags double-helical gear a gearwheel having two sets of helical teeth , one set inclined at an acute angle to the other so that V-shaped teeth are formed
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