fletching








noun

  1. the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.

verb (used with object)

  1. to provide (an arrow) with a feather.

verb

  1. another word for fledge (def. 2)
v.

mid-17c., variant of fledge (v.); also see fletcher. Related: Fletched; fletching.

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