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harls

harls is the plural of harl.

harls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of harl.

Meaning of harl

Noun (1)

harl (plural harls)

  1. A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
    • She pushed her fingers under the cream lace, into the ginger harl of spun glass.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
  2. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies.
    • Should it be desired, however, to run the hackle all over the body, it may be tied on along with the peacock's harls.1875, Angling, 9th edition, volume 2, Encyclopædia Britannica, page 44

Noun (2)

harl (plural harls)

  1. (Scotland) The act of dragging.
  2. A small quantity; a scraping of anything.

See all 10 meanings of harl

Proper noun capitalized: Harls

Harls

  1. (plural) plural of Harl

Questions about harls

What is harls the plural of?
Harls is the plural of harl.
What part of speech is harls?
Harls is a proper noun.

Words near harls in the dictionary

  1. harlotted
  2. harlotting
  3. Harlow
  4. Harlowe
  5. Harlowton
  6. harls
  7. Harlyn
  8. harm
  9. harm a fly
  10. harm a hair on someone's head
  11. harm principle

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