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Definition of Herringbone
1. Noun. A twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern.
2. Noun. A pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery.
Definition of Herringbone
1. a. Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions.
Definition of Herringbone
1. Noun. A bone of a herring ¹
2. Noun. A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing ¹
3. Noun. (skiing) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Herringbone
1. [v -BONED, -BONING, -BONES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herringbone
Literary usage of Herringbone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Spiral and Worm Gearing: A Treatise on the Principles, Dimensions by Erik Oberg (1914)
"This type of gearing has been termed "herringbone" gearing. ... From a practical
standpoint herringbone gears have, therefore, been less satisfactory than ..."
2. Elevators: A Practical Treatise on the Development and Design of Hand, Belt by John H. Jallings (1918)
"The latest type of electric elevator is what is called the "herringbone" ...
Tandem-Gear Elevator with herringbone Reduction Gearing . ..."
3. Vehicles of the Air: A Popular Exposition of Modern Aeronautics with Working by Victor Lougheed (1909)
"STAGGERED AND herringbone TEETH By placing two similar spur gears side by side,
with the teeth of one opposite the space between the teeth in the other, ..."
4. Gear-cutting Machinery: Comprising a Complete Review of Contemporary by Ralph Edward Flanders (1909)
"SPECIALIZED FORMED CUTTER MACHINE FOR herringbone GEARS. There is a specialized
form of herringbone gear made by Andre Citroen & Co., 202 Rue de Faubourg ..."
5. American Machinist Gear Book: Simplified Tables and Formulas for Designing by Charles Hays Logue, Reginald Trautschold (1922)
"Where space is limited, gears of opposite spiral may be mounted side by side to
form virtually one gear, such gear being actually a herringbone gear. ..."
6. Vehicles of the Air: A Popular Exposition of Modern Aeronautics with Working by Victor Lougheed (1910)
"... them out of mesh sidewise, so for all but the lightest power transmission the
double-helical, the so-called "herringbone" gear, is to be preferred. ..."
7. A Handbook for Sewing School Teachers (1893)
"herringbone. quarter of an inch from the edge. Open the seam and press it as flat
as possible. To herringbone the seam use a knotted thread. ..."
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