FLETCH

Etymology

Noun

fletch (plural fletches)

(archery) The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.

(fisheries) A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.

Synonyms

• (vane of arrow): feather, flight

Verb

fletch (third-person singular simple present fletches, present participle fletching, simple past and past participle fletched)

(transitive) To feather, as an arrow.

Source: Wiktionary


Fletch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fletched; p. pr. & vb. n. Fletching.] Etym: [F. flèche arrow.]

Definition: To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton. [Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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