About The Word Fledge
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Fledge
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What's The Definition Of Fledge?
[v] grow feathers, of birds; "A fledgling sparrow fell out of its nest"
[v] decorate with feathers, as of an arrow or dart [v] feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight Synonyms | Synonyms for Fledge: feather | flight Related Terms | Find terms related to Fledge: attain majority | bloom | come of age | come to maturity | develop | feather | flower | grow | grow up | leave the nest | mature | mellow | reach manhood | reach twenty-one | reach voting age | ripen | season | settle down | temper | toga virilis See Also | acquire | adorn | beautify | bring up | decorate | develop | embellish | get | grace | grow | nurture | ornament | parent | produce | raise | rear Fledge In Webster's Dictionary \Fledge\, a. [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G.
fl["u]gge, fl["u]cke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E.
fly. [root]84. See {Fly}, v. i.]
Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
His shoulders, fledge with wings. --Milton.
\Fledge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Fledged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fledging}.] 1. To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers necessary for flight. The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift for themselves. --L'Estrange. 2. To furnish or adorn with any soft covering. Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. --Shak. |
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