herringbone

Noun

 * 1)  A bone of a herring.
 * 2) A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.
 * 3)  A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
 * 4) Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.
 * 1)  A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
 * 2) Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.
 * 1) Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.

Translations

 * Danish: sildeben
 * Finnish: sillinruoto
 * Irish: cnámh an scadáin
 * Italian: ossatura dell'aringa


 * Bulgarian: рибена кост
 * Catalan: mostra d’espiga
 * Danish: sildebensmønster, sildebensparket
 * Finnish: kalanruotokuvio,
 * German: Fischgrätenstich, Fischgrätenmuster
 * Irish: cnámh an scadáin
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakaiwituna
 * Polish:


 * Bulgarian: рибена кост
 * Finnish: haarakäynti, haaranousu


 * Finnish: kalanruotokangas

Verb

 * 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.