| 单词 | quill gnat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquill gnat quill gnat n. Angling (now rare) an artificial fly having a body made from the quill of a feather.In quot. 1867: an insect on which this fly is based, perhaps an olive (olive n.1 11a). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > real or imitation flies stone-flya1450 ant-fly1653 hawthorn-fly1653 mayfly1653 oak fly1653 wall-fly1653 pismire-fly1670 cow-lady1676 mayfly1676 owl fly1676 brown1681 cow-turd-fly1684 trout-fly1746 orl fly1747 hazel fly?1758 iron-blue fly?1758 red spinner?1758 Welshman's button?1758 buzz1760 Yellow Sally1766 ash-fly1787 black caterpillar1787 cow-dung fly1787 sharn-fly1787 spinner1787 woodcock-fly1787 huzzard1799 knop-fly1799 mackerel1799 watchet1799 iron blue1826 knob fly1829 mackerel fly1829 March brown1837 cinnamon fly1867 quill gnat1867 sedge-fly1867 cob-fly1870 woodcock wing1888 sedge1889 olive1895 quill1899 nymph1910 green weenie1977 Montana1987 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling vi. 189 The Quill Gnat..makes its appearance late in April. 1891 Field 7 Mar. 342/2 In a disused fly-book..reposes a small collection of quill gnats. 1907 Daily Chron. 16 Nov. 3/2 The most beautiful of cock-winged quill gnats pass unheeded by the trout. 1964 G. Ferris Trout are Rising i. x. 61 The Black Quill Gnat is another excellent fly and is a true representative of a variety which is prolific in its hatch. < as lemmas |
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