herringbone

her·ring·bone

H0169100 (hĕr′ĭng-bōn′)n.1. a. A pattern consisting of rows of short, slanted parallel lines with the direction of the slant alternating row by row and used in masonry, parquetry, embroidery, and weaving.b. A twilled fabric woven in this pattern.2. Sports A method of climbing a ski slope with the tips of the skis pointed outward.v. her·ring·boned, her·ring·bon·ing, her·ring·bones v.tr. To arrange or decorate with a herringbone pattern.v.intr.1. To produce a herringbone pattern.2. Sports To ascend a ski slope with the ski tips pointed outward.

herringbone

(ˈhɛrɪŋˌbəʊn) n1. (Art Terms) 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 zigzagsb. (as modifier): a herringbone jacket; a herringbone pattern of very long, narrow bricks. 2. (Skiing) skiing a method of ascending a slope by walking with the skis pointing outwards and one's weight on the inside edgesvb3. (Art Terms) to decorate (textiles, brickwork, etc) with herringbone4. (Skiing) (intr) skiing to ascend a slope in herringbone fashion

her•ring•bone

(ˈhɛr ɪŋˌboʊn)

n. 1. a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines suggesting either a Vor an inverted V, used in masonry, textiles, etc. 2. a. Also called chevron , her′ringbone weave`.a twill weave with this pattern. b. a fabric made with this weave. c. a garment made from such a fabric. 3. a method of ascent by a skier requiring a V-shaped gait, or track, and placing weight on the inside of the ski. adj. 4. of herringbone weave or pattern. [1645–1655]

herringbone

Past participle: herringboned
Gerund: herringboning

Imperative
herringbone
herringbone

Present
I herringbone
you herringbone
he/she/it herringbones
we herringbone
you herringbone
they herringbone

Preterite
I herringboned
you herringboned
he/she/it herringboned
we herringboned
you herringboned
they herringboned

Present Continuous
I am herringboning
you are herringboning
he/she/it is herringboning
we are herringboning
you are herringboning
they are herringboning

Present Perfect
I have herringboned
you have herringboned
he/she/it has herringboned
we have herringboned
you have herringboned
they have herringboned

Past Continuous
I was herringboning
you were herringboning
he/she/it was herringboning
we were herringboning
you were herringboning
they were herringboning

Past Perfect
I had herringboned
you had herringboned
he/she/it had herringboned
we had herringboned
you had herringboned
they had herringboned

Future
I will herringbone
you will herringbone
he/she/it will herringbone
we will herringbone
you will herringbone
they will herringbone

Future Perfect
I will have herringboned
you will have herringboned
he/she/it will have herringboned
we will have herringboned
you will have herringboned
they will have herringboned

Future Continuous
I will be herringboning
you will be herringboning
he/she/it will be herringboning
we will be herringboning
you will be herringboning
they will be herringboning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been herringboning
you have been herringboning
he/she/it has been herringboning
we have been herringboning
you have been herringboning
they have been herringboning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been herringboning
you will have been herringboning
he/she/it will have been herringboning
we will have been herringboning
you will have been herringboning
they will have been herringboning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been herringboning
you had been herringboning
he/she/it had been herringboning
we had been herringboning
you had been herringboning
they had been herringboning

Conditional
I would herringbone
you would herringbone
he/she/it would herringbone
we would herringbone
you would herringbone
they would herringbone

Past Conditional
I would have herringboned
you would have herringboned
he/she/it would have herringboned
we would have herringboned
you would have herringboned
they would have herringboned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	herringbone - a twilled fabric with a herringbone patterncloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	2.	herringbone - a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroideryherringbone patternpattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

Translations

a spina di pesce [disegno]