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, n.1
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > artificial fly > materials (4) herla1450 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, n.1 warping1676 Angling. The wound thread which attaches the artificial fly to the hook. hackle1706 As a mass noun. Hackle feathers used in making such a fly. hackling1845 A hackle feather wrapped around a fishing fly, typically used to imitate the legs of an insect. Cf. hackle, v.4 1 hackle feather n. at hackle, n.2… |
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