Definition of herringbones:
(n) :
A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.
(n) :
(textiles) Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.
(v) :
To stitch in a herringbone pattern.
(n) :
(countable, skiing) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
(v) :
(skiing) To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
(n) :
(literally, countable) A bone of a herring.