: to ascend a slope by toeing out on skis and placing the weight on the inner side
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From menswear motifs like herringbone and plaid to double-breasted shapes inspired by uniform dressing, our favorite jackets include all the essentials—plus some with a little more of a fashion-forward edge—to style with your go-to T-shirts and fall boots.—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025 With a homeschooled aesthetic, its features were off in ways that felt accidentally beautiful: asymmetrical walnut nooks and niches, a surprising mix of herringbone mahogany and rose-pink marble, a playfully modernist fireplace covered in white limestone plaster.—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Throw Blankets Brooklinen makes a variety of throw blankets, ranging from striped and solid 100% lambswool throw blankets to cable knit throw blankets to herringbone wool throw blankets.—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The individual condos will have herringbone white-oak floors and large windows.—Helena Madden, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for herringbone
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