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Look up: hackle


  1. hackle
    [n] - long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=hackle

  2. Hackle
    Hac'kle (hăk'k'l) noun [ See Heckle , and confer Hatchel .] 1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel. 2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. 3. One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers o...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/2

  3. Hackle
    Hac'kle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hackled (-k'ld); present participle & verbal noun Hackling (-klĭng).] 1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/2

  4. hackle
    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. ... 2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces. 'The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces.' (Burke) ... Origin: Hackled; Hackling. ... Source: Websters Dic...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?hackle

  5. hackle
    noun long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hackle

  6. Hackle
    • (n.) Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. • (v. t.) To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. • (n.) A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel. • (v. t.) To tear asunder; to break in pie...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/hackle/

  7. hackle
    (from the article `industrial glass`) ...small mirror.) The edges of the mirror have a fine fibrous or misty texture, called the mist. Surrounding the mist are wider and deeper radial ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/2



  1. Hackle
    Hackle is Dorset slang for work.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZH.HTM

  2. Hackle
    Hackle is Dorset slang for work.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZH.HTM

  3. Hackle
    The hackle is a clipped feather plume that is attached to a military headdress. In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated as fusilier regiments and those with Scottish and Northern Irish origins. The ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackle

  4. Hackle
    A hackle is a board set with sharp steel spikes for combing or pulling out hemp or flax to dispose the fibres in parallelism and to separate the long and the short threads.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AH.HTM

  5. Hackle
    [wig making] A hackle is a metal plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair. This tool is used as a preliminary step in the process of custom wig making. It is typically clamped firmly to a table before use. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackle_(wig_making)

  6. Hackle
    [animal] The hackles are the long, fine feathers which are found on the backs of certain types of domestic chicken. They are often brightly coloured, especially on roosters. These feathers are often used as fly lures. The term can also apply to the erectile hairs along the back of the neck o...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackle_(animal)

  7. hackle
    1) Feather 2) Long slender feather 3) Neck feather 4) Plumage 5) Plume
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/hackle/1

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