[her.ring.bone] n, often attrib (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
[2]herringbone vt (1787) 1: to produce a herringbone pattern on
2: to arrange in a herringbone pattern ~ vi 1: to produce a herringbone pattern
2: to ascend a slope by toeing out on skis and placing the weight on the inner side