"herl" meaning in All languages combined

See herl on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: herls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} herl (plural herls)
  1. (obsolete) a strand of hair Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-herl-en-noun-sQsk2h2V Disambiguation of Hair: 51 13 37 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 16 47
  2. the fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling
    Sense id: en-herl-en-noun-D6uvw22m Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 16 47
  3. (fishing) an artificial fly made with this barb Categories (topical): Fishing, Fishing
    Sense id: en-herl-en-noun-hB36kTPm Disambiguation of Fishing: 8 11 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 19 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 16 47 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for herl meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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