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Webster 1913 Edition
Harl
Harl
(härl)
, Noun.
[Cf. OHG.
harluf
noose, rope; E. hards
refuse of flax.] 1.
A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.
2.
A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, – used in dressing artificial flies.
[Written also
herl
.]