herringbone

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A bone of a herring.

   “The prosperity of Amsterdam was then so great that it was said that Amsterdam was "founded on herring-bones."”

2. isim A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.

   “'The best path of life is but a herring-bone pattern.'”

3. isim A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
4. isim Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.

   “For some strange and elusive reason, the staid, prosaic herringbones have angled themselves into a position of fashion prominence.”

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