Meaning of FLEDGE
| Pronunciation: | | flej
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- [v] grow feathers, of birds; "A fledgling sparrow fell out of its nest"
- [v] decorate with feathers, as of an arrow or dart
- [v] feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
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| | Synonyms: | | feather, flight |
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| | See Also: | | acquire, adorn, beautify, bring up, decorate, develop, embellish, get, grace, grow, nurture, ornament, parent, produce, raise, rear | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fledge\, a. [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G.
fl["u]gge, fl["u]cke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E.
fly. [root]84. See {Fly}, v. i.]
Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
His shoulders, fledge 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | attain majority, bloom, come of age, come to maturity, develop, feather, flower, grow, grow up, leave the nest, mature, mellow, reach manhood, reach twenty-one, reach voting age, ripen, season, settle down, temper, toga virilis |
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