“herl”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

herl

释义

herl, n.
Also 4–6 herle.
[Cognate with MLG. herle, harle, LG. harl fibre, filament, hair of flax or hemp: see harl.]
†1. A fibre or filament; a hair. Obs. rare.
13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 190 Þe mane of þat mayn hors..Ay a herle of þe here, an oþ er of golde.
2. A barb or fibre of the shaft of a feather, esp. of the peacock or ostrich, used in making artificial flies for angling. Also harl, q.v.
a1450Fysshynge w. angle (1883) 35 The body of grene wull & lappyd abowte wyth the herle of the pecoks tayle.1611Markham Countr. Content. i. xiii. (1668) 68 The herle of a Peacocks tayl.1799G. Smith Laboratory II. 295 Peacock's herl alone, or interchanged with ostrich herl.1867F. Francis Angling 269 Tie on peacock or ostrich herl at the same place.1884Longm. Mag. June 179.
b. An artificial fly, of which a peacock herl is the distinctive feature.
1799G. Smith Laboratory II. 301 Dark-blue-herl. The body, black rabbit's scut.

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