1. harl - Noun
2. harl - Verb
3. Harl - Proper noun
A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.
A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies.
Source: Webster's dictionaryKenneth W. Harl (2001), The World of Byzantium, ISBN 1-56585-090-4 (audio recording) The number of monks, rather than the number of monasteries, may have reached 7000. Source: Internet