(n) 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, Syn. herringbone pattern

herring gull

(n) large gull of the northern hemisphere, Syn. Larus argentatus

herring salad

(n) based on pickled herring

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Herring

n. [ OE. hering, AS. hæring; akin to D. haring, G. häring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry. ] (Zool.) One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities. [ 1913 Webster ]

Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and Larus cachinnans in England. See Gull. --
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise. --
King of the herrings. (Zool.) (a) The chimaera (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U. K. See Chimaera. (b) The opah. [ 1913 Webster ]

Herringbone

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

鲱鱼

[鲱鱼 / 鯡魚, fēi yú] herring #90665

鰽

[鰽, qiú] herring #514496

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

うるめ節;潤目節

[うるめぶし, urumebushi] (n) (See 潤目) finely chopped round herring

ソーラン節

[ソーランぶし, so-ran bushi] (n) traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations

ヘリンボーン(P);ヘリングボン;ヘリングボーン;ヘリンボン

[herinbo-n (P); heringubon ; heringubo-n ; herinbon] (n, adj-no) herringbone; (P)

黍魚子;吉備奈仔

[きびなご;キビナゴ, kibinago ; kibinago] (n) (uk) silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)

昆布巻き;昆布巻

[こぶまき;こんぶまき, kobumaki ; konbumaki] (n) type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in konbu seaweed and boiled)

子持昆布

[こもちこんぶ, komochikonbu] (n) kelp with herring roe (sushi type)

潤目

[うるめ;ウルメ, urume ; urume] (n) (uk) (abbr) (See 潤目鰯) round herring (Etrumeus teres)

潤目鰯

[うるめいわし;ウルメイワシ, urumeiwashi ; urumeiwashi] (n) (uk) round herring (Etrumeus teres)

身欠き鰊

[みかきにしん, mikakinishin] (n) dried, sliced herring

数の子;鯑;かずの子

[かずのこ, kazunoko] (n) herring roe

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Hering { m } [ zool. ] | Heringe { pl }

herring | herrings

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