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herl

/hurl/US // hɜrl //UK // (hɜːl) //

草药,牧羊人,牧民,牧羊犬

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
    • : an artificial fly dressed with a herl.

Examples

  • Red Clock,—wings and legs red; Peacock's brown herl, and bright red silk for body.

  • Twitchbell—inside of lightest part of Starling's quill feather for wings, brown hackle for legs, brown Peacock's herl for body.

  • Body greenish herl of Peacock,—ribbed with gold tinsel,—wrapt with red silk,—red hackle over all.

  • A brown mallard, or dark hen-pheasant tail for wing, a black hackle for legs, and the necessary peacock-herl body.

  • Wind silk floss (E) over the herl about half way up the hook.