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1herringbone
noun, her·ring·bone often attributive \ˈher-iŋ-ˌbōn, ˈhe-riŋ-\
: a pattern used on cloth that consists of rows of parallel lines that slant in opposite directions to form V shapes
Full Definition of HERRINGBONE
1
: a pattern made up of rows of parallel lines which in any two adjacent rows slope in opposite directions
2
a : a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern; also : a suit made of this fabric b : a herringbone arrangement (as of materials or parts)
3
: a method in skiing of ascending a slope by herringboning
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First Known Use of HERRINGBONE
1659
Rhymes with HERRINGBONE
acetone, allophone, altar stone, anglophone, anklebone, barbitone, baritone, bombardon, brain hormone, buffer zone, Canal Zone, cannon bone, cherrystone, cinder cone, cobblestone, coffin bone, collarbone, comfort zone, cornerstone, cortisone, crazy bone, crumple zone, curling stone, cuttlebone, demand loan, diaphone, Dictaphone, ecotone, epigone, fracture zone, francophone, frigid zone, frontal bone, funny bone, gramophone, growth hormone, hammerstone, hold one's own, holystone, homophone, hydrophone, ice-cream cone, ironstone, kidney stone, knucklebone, leading tone, leave alone, let alone, lithopone, marrowbone, megaphone, mellophone, methadone, microphone, microtone, minestrone, monotone, neutral zone, on one's own, overblown, overgrown, overtone, plant hormone, polyphone, prednisone, provolone, quarter tone, rotenone, rottenstone, sacaton, saxophone, semitone, sex hormone, shacklebone, shatter cone, silicone, sousaphone, speakerphone, stand-alone, stepping-stone, telephone, temperate zone, temporal bone, thunderstone, Torreón, torrid zone, traffic cone, twilight zone, undertone, vibraphone, Yellowstone
2herringbone
verb
Definition of HERRINGBONE
transitive verb
1
: to produce a herringbone pattern on
2
: to arrange in a herringbone pattern
intransitive verb
1
: to produce a herringbone pattern
2
: to ascend a slope by toeing out on skis and placing the weight on the inner side
First Known Use of HERRINGBONE
1787
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