(a) a kind of fly (not identified); (b) Angling a kind of artificial fly (cf. moorish fly n. at moorish, adj.1 compounds).

†(a) an artificial fly dressed with breast feathers of a drake (obsolete); (b) a may-fly, used in angling.

An artificial fly: also dub-fly.

Angling. Any of various artificial flies used as a lure in imitation of dusky-coloured natural flies; (hence also) used as a name for such natural…

Some kind of artificial fly.

a kind of artificial fly which is predominantly red in colour (see quot. 1787).

an artificial fly for fishing.

Angling. An artificial fly covered with bristling hairs or fibres, esp. from a hackle wound in an open spiral along the length of the shank…

a kind of artificial fly with a predominantly red body and dressed with a red hackle feather (cf. hackle, n.2 4a).

a kind of artificial fly dressed with a red hackle feather (cf. palmer, n.1 2b).

a kind of fly; an angler's artificial fly (see quots.).

Angling. A fly with an orange body and black wings, used as bait; an artificial fly imitating this. Now rare.

Any dark-coloured insect, esp. a dark-coloured beetle. Obsolete.

Angling. Any of various artificial flies used as a lure in imitation of dusky-coloured natural flies, esp. a mayfly in the subimago stage; (hence…

Angling. An artificial fly constructed with a hackle feather wound around one end of the body, typically to imitate the legs of an insect; a…

Angling. A stonefly; (also) an artificial fly made in imitation of this.

a kind of artificial fly dressed with a peacock's feather; cf. peacock hackle n.

a March trout-fly, a thorn-fly or hawthorn-fly n. at hawthorn, n. compounds 3.

a kind of angler's fly: cf. sense 4.

an artificial fly used in angling.

names of artificial flies used in angling.

an artificial fly made with badger hairs.

Angling. Chiefly in form green fly. A kind of artificial fly.

= moorish fly n.

(in full prime dun fly) an artificial fly with wings made from a primary feather.

An artificial fly used in angling.

a small grey artificial fly.

= whirling dun n.

an adult male of the common mayfly Ephemera vulgata, which is dark in colour; (also) an artificial fly made in imitation of this.

= sense 4a.

Angling. = badger fly n. at compounds 2. Obsolete.

Any of various animals and plants having a blue or bluish colour.

an artificial fly used in angling.

an artificial fly used in angling.

Angling. One or other of several flies, or artificial imitations of these, used esp. in trout-fishing.

Angling. An artificial fly resembling a midge.

Angling. An artificial fly used in night-fishing.

a kind of artificial fly.

Angling. Short for turkey-fly n. at compounds 2. Obsolete.

an artificial fly used in angling.

an artificial fly used in grayling fishing.

(a) any of various hoverflies (family Syrphidae), esp. Helophilus pendulus, which has black and yellow stripes on the thorax and abdomen, and is…

Angling. Also with capital initial(s). An artificial fly intended to imitate or thought to resemble the garden chafer (see sense 2), typically…

an artificial fly used in angling by night.

an angler's fly.

Angling. A winged artificial fly used in trout-fishing.

an artificial fly made from the hackle feathers of a moorhen.

an artificial fly with blue wings.

Angling. A kind of artificial fly.

an artificial fly used in angling.

Angling. An artificial fishing fly of a blue colour.

a kind of artificial fly with a green body, red hackle, and a red tag or tuft at the tail.

Angling. A kind of artificial fly which is predominantly yellow in colour. Obsolete.

Angling. A type of artificial fly. Now rare.

A species of artificial fly used in angling; a hackle-fly.

Angling. In fly fishing: a type of brightly coloured palmer (palmer, n.1 2b).

Angling. A type of artificial fishing fly.

Angling. The name of a type of artificial fly; now more usually applied to a sort of red-dyed feather used in making this type of fly.

A large, colourful type of artificial fly made from a variety of different feathers, typically used for catching salmon; a fly of this type. Cf. Jack…

Angling. An artificial fly dressed with a downy hackle feather from an eagle. Now historical.

Angling. A kind of artificial fly, typically used in salmon fishing. Now esp. in green highlander.

Angling. Name of a variety of artificial fly.

a kind of artificial fly used in salmon fishing; cf. Jock Scott, n.

Angling. A kind of artificial fly for salmon fishing.

Angling. A kind of artificial fly. Obsolete. rare.

Angling. A kind of artificial fly.

one or other of several species of small insects frequenting snow (also, an artificial fly used in angling); esp. one of the genus Achorutes.

A large, colourful type of artificial fly typically used for catching salmon; a fly of this type; = Jock Scott, n.

Angling. = Alexandra fly n. at sense 3.

an artificial fishing fly having a body of tinsel.

an artificial fly having peacock feathers attached to a red or silver body, used esp. for trout fishing.

Angling. The name of an artificial fly.

grizzly king, grizzly queen: the names of artificial flies for angling.

Angling. An artificial fly constructed with a hackle feather; = hackle, n.2 4a. Also heckle-fly. Obsolete.

Name of an artificial fly used in angling.

Angling. A variety of artificial fly.

transferred. Angling. A fly with feathers attached, which simulates a small fish; also, the feathers so employed. Frequently attributive, chiefly as…

Angling. The name of an artificial fly.

Angling = peacock fly n. at compounds 2.