English Explanatory Dictionary

herl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a strand of hair
  2. the fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling
  3. an artificial fly made with this barb
name
  1. A surname from German.

Word forms

herl herls

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herl.

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