fledging
present participle of fledge
Source: Wiktionary
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
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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