herringboning

Variant of herringbone

herringbone definition

herring·bone (-bōn′)

noun

  1. the spine of a herring, having numerous thin, parallel bony extensions on each side similar to the barbs of a feather
  2. 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
  3. 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

  1. to stitch, weave, or arrange in a herringbone pattern
  2. to climb (a slope) on skis, using the herringbone method

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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