Herringbone example sentences
her·ring·bone
noun
herringbone (noun) · herring-bone (noun) · herringbones (plural noun) · herringbone stitch (noun) · herringbone stitches (plural noun) · herring-bones (plural noun)
- an arrangement or design consisting of columns of short parallel lines, with all the lines in one column sloping one way and all the lines in the next column sloping the other way so as to resemble the bones in a fish, used especially in the weave of cloth or the placing of bricks:
- a cross-stitch with a pattern resembling herringbone, used in embroidery or for securing an edge.
- a method of ascending a slope by walking forward in alternate steps with each ski angled outward.
- mark with a herringbone pattern:
- work with a herringbone stitch.
- ascend a slope using the herringbone technique: