different between herm vs herl
herm
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Etymology 1
From Hermes.
Noun
herm (plural herms)
- A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
Synonyms
- (rectangular pillar): herma
Translations
Etymology 2
From hermaphrodite, from Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a hermaphrodite.
Adjective
herm (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.
Noun
herm (plural herms)
- (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.
Related terms
- hermaphrodite
References
Anagrams
- Mehr, Rehm, Rhem
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herl
English
Noun
herl (plural herls)
- (obsolete) a strand of hair
- the fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling
- (fishing) an artificial fly made with this barb
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Anagrams
- Lehr, lehr
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