[syn: fledged, vaned]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fledge \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.
[1913 Webster]
The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift
for themselves. --L'Estrange.
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2. To furnish or adorn with any soft covering.
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Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
fledged \fledged\ adj.
1. having developed feathers or plumage; often used in
combination; -- of birds. [Narrower terms:
fledgling(prenominal), fledgeling(prenominal)]
unfledged
Syn: mature.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. equipped with feathers; -- of an arrow.
Syn: vaned.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fledged
adj 1: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often
used in combination [syn: fledged, mature] [ant:
immature, unfledged]
2: (of an arrow) equipped with feathers [syn: fledged,
vaned]