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hackle

/ˈhækəl/

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noun

Passe-cheveux

An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.

Examples :

"The farmer used the hackle to comb out the tangled hemp fibers. "

L'agriculteur a utilisé le passe-cheveux pour démêler les fibres de chanvre emmêlées.

utensil agriculture material

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noun

Plumes de cou

(usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.

Examples :

"The rooster's hackles stood on end as the farmer approached. "

Les plumes de cou du coq se sont hérissées à l'approche du fermier.

bird animal biology part

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Plume, plume de leurre de pêche

A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.

Examples :

"My grandfather carefully tied a bright red hackle to his fishing hook, hoping to attract a trout. "

Mon grand-père a soigneusement attaché une plume rouge vif à son hameçon, espérant attirer une truite.

fish animal item

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Crinière, touffe de poils

(usually now in the plural) By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.

Examples :

"When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled."

Quand le chien s'est mis en colère, sa crinière s'est hérissée et il a grogné.

animal body physiology anatomy human emotion

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Palançon

A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.

Examples :

"The wigmaker carefully ran the coarse horsehair through the hackle to straighten it before weaving it into the wig. "

Le perruquier passa soigneusement les crins de cheval grossiers dans le palançon pour les lisser avant de les tisser dans la perruque.

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Plume, aigrette

A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.

Examples :

"The soldier's uniform was adorned with a vibrant red hackle on his helmet. "

L'uniforme du soldat était orné d'une plume rouge vif sur son casque.

military wear appearance

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noun

Flocon, filasse

Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.

Examples :

"The weaver used the raw hackle to begin the silk tapestry. "

Le tisserand a utilisé la filasse brute pour commencer la tapisserie de soie.

material substance

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verb

Teiller (le lin ou le chanvre)

To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.

Examples :

"Before spinning the flax into linen thread, she had to hackle it to remove the coarse parts and align the fibers. "

Avant de filer le lin en fil de lin, elle devait le teiller pour éliminer les parties grossières et aligner les fibres.

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verb

Teiller

To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.

Examples :

"The farmer needed to hackle the flax fibers before he could spin them into linen thread. "

L'agriculteur devait teiller les fibres de lin avant de pouvoir les filer en fil de lin.

material agriculture process technical industry

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verb

Déchirer, mettre en pièces

To tear asunder; to break into pieces.

Examples :

"The frustrated artist started to hackle the clay sculpture after realizing it was unsalvageable. "

L'artiste frustré a commencé à mettre en pièces la sculpture en argile après avoir réalisé qu'elle était irrécupérable.