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FLEDGES
Verb
fledges
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fledge
Source: Wiktionary
FLEDGE
Fledge, a. Etym: [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G. flügge, flücke, 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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