HERRINGBONE

herringbone

(noun) a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

herringbone, herringbone pattern

(noun) 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, embroidery

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

herringbone (plural herringbones)

A bone of a herring

A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing

(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

herringbone (third-person singular simple present herringbones, present participle herringboning, simple past and past participle herringboned)

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.

Source: Wiktionary

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Her"ring*bone", a.

Definition: Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions. Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel. Simmonds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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