herringbone

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bone of a herring. countable,literally
    — The prosperity of Amsterdam was then so great that it was said that Amsterdam was "founded on herring-bones."
  2. A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing. countable,uncountable
    — 'The best path of life is but a herring-bone pattern.'
  3. A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards. countable
  4. Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines. countable,uncountable
    — For some strange and elusive reason, the staid, prosaic herringbones have angled themselves into a position of fashion prominence.
动词 v.
  1. To stitch in a herringbone pattern.
  2. To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.

词形变化

herringbones plural herring-bone alternative herringbones present,singular,third-person herringboning participle,present herringboned participle,past herringboned past herring-bone alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
herringbone gear herringbone stitch herringboned
相关词
fishbone herringlike

词源

词源 1
From herring + bone.
词源 2
From herring + bone.
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