See herringbone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines."
],
"tags": [
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"uncountable"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
}
],
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"word": "herring-bone"
}
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "bone of a herring",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sildeben"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "bone of a herring",
"word": "sillinruoto"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "bone of a herring",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cnámh an scadáin"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "bone of a herring",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ossatura dell'aringa"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ribena kost",
"sense": "pattern",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "рибена кост"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pattern",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mostra d’espiga"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"note": "pattern",
"sense": "pattern",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sildebensmønster"
},
{
"code": "da",
"english": "parquet",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pattern",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sildebensparket"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pattern",
"word": "kalanruotokuvio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pattern",
"word": "kalanruoto-"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pattern",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Fischgrätenstich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pattern",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Fischgrätenmuster"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "pattern",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cnámh an scadáin"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pattern",
"word": "a spina di pesce"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "pattern",
"word": "whakaiwituna"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "pattern",
"word": "jodełka"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ribena kost",
"sense": "method of climbing on skis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "рибена кост"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "method of climbing on skis",
"word": "haarakäynti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "method of climbing on skis",
"word": "haaranousu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fabric",
"word": "kalanruotokangas"
}
],
"word": "herringbone"
}
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"en:Sewing"
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"derived": [
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"tags": [
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"word": "herringboned"
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"2": "herring",
"3": "bone"
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],
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"form": "herringbones",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "herringboning",
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"present"
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{
"form": "herringboned",
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"past"
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"form": "herringboned",
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"glosses": [
"To stitch in a herringbone pattern."
],
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[
"stitch",
"stitch#Verb"
],
[
"herringbone",
"herringbone#Noun"
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"pattern",
"pattern#Noun"
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]
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{
"categories": [
"en:Skiing"
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"glosses": [
"To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards."
],
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[
"skiing",
"skiing#Noun"
],
[
"climb",
"climb#Verb"
],
[
"hill",
"hill"
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[
"pointing",
"point#Verb"
],
[
"skis",
"ski#Noun"
],
[
"V",
"V"
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[
"-shape",
"-shape"
],
[
"sliding",
"slide#Verb"
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[
"backwards",
"backwards"
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"(skiing) To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards."
],
"topics": [
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"skiing",
"sports"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "herring-bone"
}
],
"word": "herringbone"
}
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