# harl

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɑːl/

## Definitions
1. A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
2. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies.

## Etymology
Cognate with Middle Low German herle, Low German harle, Saterland Frisian harrel (“hemp fibre”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/harl