Word
adams
Phoneticsadams
/ˈædəmz/
Definitions
01a surname
n. a common family name that comes from the first name Adam.
n. a common English-language surname of patronymic origin, derived from the given name Adam.
“John Adams was the second president of the United States.”
“The Adams family has lived in this coastal village for several generations, maintaining a small fleet of fishing vessels.”
02fishing fly
n. a specific type of artificial insect used by fishers to catch trout.
n. a versatile and widely used dry fly pattern designed to imitate various species of mayflies or midges.
“He tied an Adams to his line because it works well in almost any river.”
“The angler selected a size 14 Adams, betting that its neutral grey body and grizzly hackle would entice the rising trout in the late afternoon light.”
Technical
Usage
Usually capitalized as it refers to the specific pattern created by Leonard Halladay.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Adam + -s. (fishing fly): Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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