| fledge |
| fledge | (v) feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight |
| fledge | (v) decorate with feathers, Syn. flight, Example: fledge an arrow |
| fledge | (v) grow feathers, Syn. feather, Example: The young sparrows are fledging already |
| Fledge | a. [ OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G. flügge, flücke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E. fly. √84. See Fly, v. i. ] Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. [ 1913 Webster ] His shoulders, fledge with wings. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Fledge | v. t. & i. The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift for themselves. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ] Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| fledged | adj.
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| fledgeless | adj. not equipped with feathers; -- of an arrow. |