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herringboning
Variant of herringbone
herringbone
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herring·bone (-bōn′)
noun
- the spine of a herring, having numerous thin, parallel bony extensions on each side similar to the barbs of a feather
- a pattern with such a design or anything having such a pattern, as a kind of cross-stitch, a twill weave, or an arrangement of bricks
- a method of climbing a slope on skis with the ski tips turned outward so that the tracks form a herringbone pattern
adjective
having the pattern of a herringbone
intransitive verb, transitive verb herringboned -·boned′, herringboning -·bon′·ing
- to stitch, weave, or arrange in a herringbone pattern
- to climb (a slope) on skis, using the herringbone method
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