hackle
Sign in to savethumb|A Scottish hackle. The hackle is a clipped plume or short spray of coloured feathers that is attached to a military headdress, with different colours being associated with particular regiments.
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thumb|A Scottish hackle. The hackle is a clipped plume or short spray of coloured feathers that is attached to a military headdress, with different colours being associated with particular regiments.
In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries, the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated as fusilier regiments and those with Scottish and Northern Irish origins.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hackle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.