Definition of herringbone
1 : a pattern made up of rows of parallel lines which in any two adjacent rows slope in opposite directions
2a : a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern; also : a suit made of this fabricb : a herringbone arrangement (as of materials or parts)
3 : a method in skiing of ascending a slope by herringboning
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First Known Use of herringbone
1659
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Definition of herringbone
transitive verb
1 : to produce a herringbone pattern on
2 : to arrange in a herringbone pattern
intransitive verb
1 : to produce a herringbone pattern
2 : to ascend a slope by toeing out on skis and placing the weight on the inner side
First Known Use of herringbone
1787
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: a pattern used on cloth that consists of rows of parallel lines that slant in opposite directions to form V shapes
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