"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: 39 31 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 49 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 47 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 47 40
  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 incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 49 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 47 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 47 40
  3. (fishing) an artificial fly made with this barb Categories (topical): Fishing, Fishing
    Sense id: en-herl-en-noun-hB36kTPm Disambiguation of Fishing: 27 29 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 49 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 47 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 47 40 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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