hackle

• S'applique principalement aux plumes longues et fines situées sur le cou de certains oiseaux comme les dindons et les faisans, ou à un ensemble de plumes décoratives. Peut aussi désigner un col de plumes ou un ornement ressemblant à un plumage.

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.

   Plume du cou (des oiseaux)

   • 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.

• Verbe signifiant peigner ou séparer les fibres de lin ou de chanvre avec un peigne à dents, ou dresser les poils ou les plumes du dos par colère ou pour se défendre.

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).

   sérancer le lin ou le chanvre

   • 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.

   Synonymescombhatchelheckle