Herl

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The barb of a feather used in trimming an artificial fly for angling.
  • n. A fishing fly made with this type of barb.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A strand of hair
  • n. The fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling
  • n. An artificial fly made with this barb
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as harl, 2.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as harl, 3.
    • Word Usage
    "Peacock herl is no stranger to nymphs, and has been a staple on many of the more famous imitations available."
    Variant
    harl   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Berle    Curl    Earl    Earle    Erl    Merle    Pearl    Perl    Perle    Shirl   
     
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