herringbone

Meanings

Noun

• A bone of a herring
• A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing
• A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
• Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines

Verb

• To stitch in a herringbone pattern.
• To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.

Origin

• herring + bone