noun
Meaning 1
A bone of a herring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, literally
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Standard Lemma guide
herringbone
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Canada: /ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/
noun
Meaning 2
A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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verb
Meaning 5
To stitch in a herringbone pattern.
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verb
Meaning 6
To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
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noun
Meaning 7
a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
noun
Meaning 8
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: herringbone pattern
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: design, pattern, figure
History
Etymology
From herring + bone.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: sildeben — bone of a herring
- Finnish: sillinruoto — bone of a herring
- Irish: cnámh an scadáin — bone of a herring
- Italian: ossatura dell'aringa — bone of a herring
- Bulgarian: рибена кост (ribena kost) — pattern
- Catalan: mostra d’espiga — pattern
- Czech: rybí kostra — pattern
- Danish: sildebensmønster — pattern
- Danish: sildebensparket — pattern
- Finnish: kalanruotokuvio — pattern
- Finnish: kalanruoto- — pattern
- German: Fischgrätenstich — pattern
- German: Fischgrätenmuster — pattern
- Irish: cnámh an scadáin — pattern
- Italian: a spina di pesce — pattern
- Māori: whakaiwituna — pattern
- Polish: jodełka — pattern
- Portuguese: ziguezague — pattern
- Russian: ёлочка (jóločka) — pattern
- Turkish: balıksırtı — pattern
- Bulgarian: рибена кост (ribena kost) — method of climbing on skis
- Finnish: haarakäynti — method of climbing on skis
- Finnish: haaranousu — method of climbing on skis
- Finnish: kalanruotokangas — fabric
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