hackle

• Pluma larga y fina que crece en el cuello de aves como el pavo o el faisán, o el conjunto de estas plumas. También puede referirse a las plumas ornamentales del cuello de algunas gallinas.

A long, slender feather found on the necks of birds such as turkeys and pheasants.

1. Neck featherC1formal

   A long, slender feather found on the neck of certain birds, such as roosters, turkeys, and pheasants.

   Pluma del cuello

   • The rooster's hackles were raised during the confrontation.
   • Fly fishermen use hackle feathers to tie artificial flies.
   • The pheasant's hackles shimmered in the sunlight.

• Verbo que significa peinar o separar las fibras de lino o cáñamo con un peine, o erizar el pelo o las plumas del lomo por ira o para defenderse.

A verb meaning to comb or separate fibers of flax or hemp using a hackle, or to raise the hair or feathers on the back in anger or defense.

1. Comb flax or hempC2formal

   To comb or separate fibers of flax or hemp using a heckle (a comb-like tool).

   Espadar lino o cáñamo

   • The worker hackled the flax to prepare it for spinning.
   • She hackled the hemp fibers until they were smooth and straight.
   • Traditional methods involve hackling the plant material by hand.

   Sinónimoscombhatchelheckle