n.
Pronunciation: ' her-i ŋ - ˌ b ō n, ' he-ri ŋ -
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Date: 1659
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
herringbone 1