Complete Definition of "harl"

English
Etymology
Cognate with Middle Low German herle, Low German harle, East Frisian harrel �hemp fibre�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /h�:l/

Noun
harl

  1. a fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather

#:*1974: She pushed her fingers under the cream lace, into the ginger harl of spun glass. � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

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