herl
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
an artificial fly dressed with a herl.
Origin of herl
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How to use herl in a sentence
Red Clock,—wings and legs red; Peacock's brown herl, and bright red silk for body.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandTwitchbell—inside of lightest part of Starling's quill feather for wings, brown hackle for legs, brown Peacock's herl for body.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandBody greenish herl of Peacock,—ribbed with gold tinsel,—wrapt with red silk,—red hackle over all.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandA brown mallard, or dark hen-pheasant tail for wing, a black hackle for legs, and the necessary peacock-herl body.
Prose Idylls | Charles KingsleyWind silk floss (E) over the herl about half way up the hook.
How to Tie Flies | E. C. Gregg
British Dictionary definitions for herl
harl
/ (hɜːl) /
the barb or barbs of a feather, used to dress fishing flies
an artificial fly dressed with such barbs
Origin of herl
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