English Dictionary

herringbone

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/

名詞

A bone of a herring. / A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.

日本語の意味

ニシンの骨（ニシンの魚の骨） / ジグザグ模様（特にレンガや布、縫い目によって作られるパターン）

She winced when a herringbone scratched her throat after swallowing a piece of fish.

彼女は魚の一切れを飲み込んだ後、ニシンの骨がのどを引っかいて顔をしかめた。

意味（1）

A bone of a herring.

The prosperity of Amsterdam was then so great that it was said that Amsterdam was founded on herring-bones.

意味（2）

A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.

'The best path of life is but a herring-bone pattern.'

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.

For some strange and elusive reason, the staid, prosaic herringbones have angled themselves into a position of fashion prominence.

herringbones （ plural ）