hurds

plural noun

ˈhərdz

: the coarse parts of flax or hemp that adhere to the fiber after it is separated

called also hards

Word History

Etymology

Middle English herdes, hurdes (plural), from Old English heordan (plural); akin to Old English -heord hair of a woman's head, Old Norse haddr hair of a woman's head, Greek keskeon tow, Russian kosa braid

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