Definitions for herls

herls herl

Spelling: [hurl]
IPA: /hɜrl/

Herls is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in herls (ehlrs).

Definitions for herls

noun

  1. a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
  2. an artificial fly dressed with a herl.

Origin of herls

1300-50; Middle English; cognate with Middle Low German herle, harle, Low German harl fibre, hair of flax or hemp

Examples for herls

Finish body with herl (D) wound tight against the back of the wings.

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

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

The tumult for herl Constant touch with the active, the gay!

Word Value for herls
Scrable

7

Words with friends

7

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