fledged, vaned
(adjective) (of an arrow) equipped with feathers
fledged, mature
(adjective) (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fledged (comparative more fledged, superlative most fledged)
Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
• full-fledged
fledged
simple past tense and past participle of fledge
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
4 June 2025
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
