Crossword clues for herringbone
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Herringbone \Her"ring*bone`\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng*b[=o]n`), a. Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions.
Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework,
chiefly used in flannel.
--Simmonds.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
alt. 1 A bone of a herring 2 A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing 3 (context skiing English) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards. 4 Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines n. 1 A bone of a herring 2 A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing 3 (context skiing English) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards. 4 Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines vb. 1 To stitch in a herringbone pattern. 2 (context skiing English) To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
WordNet
n. a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
Wikipedia
Herringbone can refer to:
- Herringbone (cloth), a woven pattern of tweed or twill cloth
- Herringbone (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
- Herringbone cross-stratification, a sedimentary structure in geology that is formed from back-and-forth tidal water flow
- Herringbone gear, a type of gear
- Herringbone pattern, a pattern of floor tiling or paving
- Herringbone seating, a pattern of airliner seating
- A bonding pattern of brickwork, also known as opus spicatum
- Herringbone stitch
- A type of braided hairstyle, which is also known as a fishtail braid
- A distortion pattern from deinterlacing video called mouse teeth
- A method of counting used with the unary numeral system
- A technique of moving one's skis while cross-country skiing
- Herringbone (musical), a one-person musical notably performed by Roger Rees
Herringbone, also called Broken Twill Weave describes a distinctive V-shaped weaving pattern usually found in twill fabric. It is distinguished from a plain chevron by the break at reversal, which makes it resemble a broken zigzag. The pattern is called herringbone because it resembles the skeleton of a herring fish. Herringbone-patterned fabric is usually wool, and is one of the most popular cloths used for suits and outerwear. Tweed cloth is often woven with a herringbone pattern.
A Herringbone is one type of military formation (named after the Herringbone pattern). When in a Herringbone formation, the person at the front of the squad faces forward, while the rest of the squad lines up behind them, facing left and right, alternating as such. The final member of the squad in the herringbone formation faces backwards. When the squad decides to relocate, the person next to the member facing backwards will tap him on the shoulder to make sure he is not left behind. This formation is performed commonly after crossing obstacles.
Herringbone (1940–September 1961) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, best known for winning two Classics in 1943. The filly won four times from ten races in a track career which lasted from spring 1942 until September 1943. As a two-year-old in 1942 she won twice from five starts but was not among the best of her generation. After being beaten on her three-year-old debut she won the 1000 Guineas over one mile at and finished fourth in the Oaks over one and a half miles a month later. In September she beat a field which included the Derby winner Straight Deal to win the St Leger Stakes over one and three quarter miles. All three of the races took place at Newmarket's July Course. After her second classic win she was retired to stud, where she became a successful broodmare.
Usage examples of "herringbone".
Stolley and Fyle as Temar made an efficient herringbone pattern of bandaging up my wrist.
He was a substantial-looking businessman in a gray herringbone robe and headcloth to match.
Today, he had on a coarse, brown, herringbone sport coat way too heavy for a California spring, a once-white wash-and-wear shirt and a green polyblend tie embroidered with blue dragons.
He was wearing an old pair of herringbone tweeds and brandished a pair of secateurs like a cavalry sabre.
The walls, pale salmon, were adorned with vivid paintings of stained-glass cathedral windows, and the fabric covering sofa and armchairs was of a large broken herringbone pattern in dark brown and white, confusing to the eye.
Clothing racks of hair shirts, habergeons, hauberks and herringbone suits.
Then it was refurbished and rebuilt, with thick stone walls that met at the corners of rooms in graceful arches called lunettes, with floors of brick laid out in herringbone patterns, with intricate wooden ceilings and wide windows that were shuttered, barred, and set so low they seemed to kneel into the street.
I sat up front with Luke, and our portly boss sat alone in back, neatly dressed in black slacks, a maroon summer-weight shirt, and a herringbone jacket, looking less like a carny than like a well-fed country squire.
By the time it was reproducing intensely colorful herringbones and checkerboards, the crew had abandoned its initial fear in favor of spontaneous bursts of applause.
I had a wash in cold water and changed into the clothes I had chosen to wear for tea, a brown herringbone wool and mohair suit from Simpsons of Piccadilly, Turnbull and Asser Tattershall shirt, knitted green wool tie and Grendon brogues that I had polished the night before.
Today he was dressed, as in the old days, in a favorite combination of a high-necked shirt with fine green-and-white check and an ultraconservative business suit with a herringbone pattern of mixed brown and gray.
Babs and Saint had DIM lice in their hair, colorful little bugs that moved around on their scalps like tiny cars in traffic, arranging their hair in filigrees that could variously resemble shingles, paisley, crop circles, or herringbone tweed.
High ceilings, carved crown moldings, mellow wood paneling, herringboned inlay floors with more jewel-toned Persian rugs.
Sally showered, dressed in jeans, turtleneck sweater, slipping on her oversized wool herringbone jacket and Reeboks, had a quick bite at the restaurant and then walked around the motel, getting some exercise.
As additional tunnelers were brought on line, this resulted in an array of tunnels that a human would have called a herringbone pattern, or perhaps something that looked like the shaft and veins of a feather.