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Word: Herringbone
Speech Type: Noun
ˈhɛrɪŋbəʊn
a pattern 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, for example as used in the weave of cloth
Short Definition:pattern
Examples:- a grey herringbone tweed jacket
a method of ascending a slope by walking up it with the skis pointing outwards.
Short Definition:method of ascending slope
Word: Herringbone
Speech Type: Verb
ˈhɛrɪŋbəʊn
mark with a herringbone pattern
Short Definition:mark with herringbone pattern
Examples:- the bog was herringboned with scars where peat had been cut
ascend a slope using the herringbone technique
Short Definition:ascend slope using herringbone technique
Examples:- we learnt how to herringbone up the hills and swoosh down them
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