Fledging

Fledging
Fledge 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. [1913 Webster]

The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift for themselves. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

2. To furnish or adorn with any soft covering. [1913 Webster]

Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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