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Fledged   /flɛdʒd/   Listen
verb
Fledge  v. t. & v. i.  (past & past part. fledged; pres. part. 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."
2.
To furnish or adorn with any soft covering. "Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged."


adjective
fledged  adj.  
1.
Having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination; of birds. (Narrower terms: fledgling(prenominal), fledgeling(prenominal)). Antonym: unfledged.
Synonyms: mature.
2.
Equipped with feathers; of an arrow.
Synonyms: vaned.





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"Fledged" Quotes from Famous Books



... his shingle to the breeze, and start upon the road of life as a full-fledged doctor. His German education will push him forward, for their system is more thorough than the American, and few there are who ...
— Miss Caprice • St. George Rathborne
... benefit of the community, than for their present and actual wealth. While they pay a certain mock homage to a wealthy immigrant, when they have a motive in doing so, they secretly are more inclined to look on him as a well-fledged goose who has come to America to be plucked. In truth, many of them are so dexterous in this operation that the unfortunate victim is often stripped naked before he is aware that he has lost ...
— Roughing it in the Bush • Susanna Moodie
... Kate stood long at the uncurtained window, gazing at the unearthlike beauty of the moonlit snow. When at last she turned away, the afore mentioned idea was fully fledged and strong. ...
— Fifty-Two Stories For Girls • Various
... Doctor Holmes said: "Do you know that I am a full-fledged carpenter? No? Well, I am. Come into ...
— A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After • Edward Bok
... a curious figure!" exclaimed Leo, who saw Donald approaching. "If I had seen him for the first time, I should have taken him to be a fledged centaur—a mixture of man, ...
— In the Wilds of Africa • W.H.G. Kingston


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