FLEDGE
fledge, feather
(verb) grow feathers; “The young sparrows are fledging already”
fledge, flight
(verb) decorate with feathers; “fledge an arrow”
fledge
(verb) feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
fledge (third-person singular simple present fledges, present participle fledging, simple past and past participle fledged)
(transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
(intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
(transitive) To decorate with feathers.
(intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
Adjective
fledge (not comparable)
(archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
Source: Wiktionary
Fledge, a. Etym: [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G. flĂĽgge, flĂĽcke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E. fly. Fly, v. i.]
Definition: Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. Hfledge 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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