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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions herringbone noun  a bone of a herring 1884: Samuel Smiles, Men of Invention and Industry :The prosperity of Amsterdam was then so great that it was said that Amsterdam was "founded on herring-bones." a zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing 1861: Charlotte Yonge, The Young Step-Mother :'The best path of life is but a herring-bone pattern.' 1922: James Joyce, Ulysses :Mr Bloom walked behind the eyeless feet, a flatcut suit of tweed. (skiing) a method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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