Hackle
1hackle — hackle1 [hak′əl] n. [ME hechele (akin to Ger hechel) < OE * hæcel < IE base * keg , a peg, hook > HACK1, HOOK: senses 2, 3, & 4, prob. infl. by dial. hackle, bird s plumage, animal s skin < OE hacele] 1. a comblike instrument for… …
2Hackle — Hac kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackled} (h[a^]k k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackling} (h[a^]k kl[i^]ng).] 1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
3*hackle — ● hackle nom masculin (anglais hackle, plume de coq) Plume du cou du coq, servant au montage des mouches sur une ligne de pêche ; ensemble des fibres de plume qui garnissent une mouche …
4hackle — (n.) O.E. hacele cloak, mantle (Cf. O.H.G. hachul, Goth. hakuls cloak; O.N. hekla hooded frock ). Sense of bird plumage is first recorded early 15c., though this might be from unrelated M.E. hackle flax comb (see HECKLE (Cf. heckle)) on supposed… …
5hackle — hac kle (h[a^]k k l), n. [See {Heckle}, and cf. {Hatchel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel. [1913 Webster] 2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. [1913 Webster] 3. One of the peculiar, long, narrow… …
6Hackle — bezeichnet den Federbusch beim britischen Militär und dem einiger Commonwealth Länder mundartlich das Rührei Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …
7hackle — [ akœl] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; mot angl., « filasse, soie écrue, mouche de plume ou de soie (pour pêcher) ». ❖ ♦ Techn. (pêche). 1 Plume déliée utilisée pour le montage des mouches. || Des hackles. 2 Fibres de plume garnissant une mouche… …
8hackle — ► NOUN 1) (hackles) hairs along an animal s back which rise when it is angry or alarmed. 2) a long, narrow feather on the neck or saddle of a domestic cock or other bird. 3) a steel comb for dressing flax. ● make someone s hackles rise Cf. ↑make… …
9Hackle — The hackle is a feather plume (most plumes are made of horsehair) that is attached to the headdress. In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated… …
10hackle — Hatchel Hatch el ( [e^]l; 277), n. [OE. hechele, hekele; akin to D. hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. h[ a]kla, and prob. to E. hook. See {Hook}, and cf. {Hackle}, {Heckle}.] An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax… …
