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"Herringbone" Definition

noun

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.
A twilled fabric woven in this pattern.
Sports A method of climbing a ski slope with the tips of the skis pointed outward.
A pattern made up of rows of parallel lines which in any two adjacent rows slope in opposite directions.
A twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern.

verb-intransitive

Sports To ascend a ski slope with the ski tips pointed outward.
To produce a herringbone pattern.

verb-transitive

To arrange or decorate with a herringbone pattern.

verb

To produce a herringbone pattern on.
To arrange in a herringbone pattern.
To produce a herringbone pattern.
To ascend a slope by toeing out on skis and placing the weight on the inner side.

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