"herl" meaning in English

See herl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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: 38 44 18
  2. the fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-herl-en-noun-D6uvw22m Disambiguation of Hair: 38 44 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 66 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 55 19
  3. (fishing) an artificial fly made with this barb Categories (topical): Fishing, Fishing, Hair
    Sense id: en-herl-en-noun-hB36kTPm Disambiguation of Fishing: 7 21 72 Disambiguation of Hair: 38 44 18 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for herl meaning in English (2.5kB)

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