English Dictionary: fledge | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for fledge | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fledge \Fledge\, a. [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G. fl[81]gge, fl[81]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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 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. |