herringbone

1. (countable, literally)A bone of a herring.

2. (countable, uncountable)A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.

   Fischgrätenstich, Fischgrätenmuster

   ёлочкаjóločka

3. (countable)A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.

4. (countable, uncountable)Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.

   a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

regular

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