herringbone
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Is herringbone a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of herringbone?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (literally, countable) A bone of a herring.Examples: "The prosperity of Amsterdam was then so great that it was said that Amsterdam was "founded on herring-bones.""countableliterally
2. (countable, skiing) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.countable
3. (textiles) Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.Examples: "For some strange and elusive reason, the staid, prosaic herringbones have angled themselves into a position of fashion prominence."countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (skiing) To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
Definition source: Wiktionary