well-fledgedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈflɛdʒd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈflɛdʒd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., fledged adj. at fledge v. Derivatives.

Etymology: < well adv. + fledged adj. at fledge v. Derivatives.

Fully covered in feathers; spec. (of a bird) having feathers and wing muscles sufficiently developed for flight; able to leave the nest; (figurative) well-developed, well-established. Also of an arrow: = well-fletched adj.

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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective]

featheredc1300

penneda1398

well-feathered1525

well-plumed1575

plumy1590

feathery1637

well-fledged1650

pennigerous1656

plumigerous1656

penniferous1722

flighted1735

plumaged1777

fledgy1818

plumulose1826

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [adjective] > having feathers

feathered1513

well-feathered1560

fletched1656

well-fletched1656

well-fledged1870

1650 R. Baron Pocula Castalia sig. a3 Th' early Larke of well-fledg'd Poetry.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Firmed or full Firmed (in Falconry), well fledged or well cover'd with Feathers.

1743 R. Blair Grave 39 The weary Bird..Dozes till the Dawn of Day, Then claps his well-fledg'd Wings, and bears away.

1828 H. Laurence in Amulet 307 His trusty bow and well-fledged arrow.

a1864 J. Clare Midsummer Cushion (1990) 387 Yet did she..keep her little brood from dangers eye..Till they well fledged oer widest pools could flye.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. iv. 148 A well-fledged arrow that had never flown.

1929 F. C. Lincoln & S. P. Baldwin Man. Bird Banders 87 Operations of this character should not be started until the young are well fledged and about ready to leave the nest.

1983 J. K. Galbraith Let. 9 May in M. C. Ebersole Hail to thee, Okoboji U! (1992) 46 Already a well-fledged member of the Harvard faculty on a three-year appointment, I fell in love with a young female student.

2011 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 3 July c6 A pileated woodpecker feeding a well-fledged juvenile at the nest hole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-fledged
释义	well-fledgedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈflɛdʒd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈflɛdʒd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., fledged adj. at fledge v. Derivatives. Etymology: < well adv. + fledged adj. at fledge v. Derivatives. Fully covered in feathers; spec. (of a bird) having feathers and wing muscles sufficiently developed for flight; able to leave the nest; (figurative) well-developed, well-established. Also of an arrow: = well-fletched adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] featheredc1300 penneda1398 well-feathered1525 well-plumed1575 plumy1590 feathery1637 well-fledged1650 pennigerous1656 plumigerous1656 penniferous1722 flighted1735 plumaged1777 fledgy1818 plumulose1826 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [adjective] > having feathers feathered1513 well-feathered1560 fletched1656 well-fletched1656 well-fledged1870 1650 R. Baron Pocula Castalia sig. a3 Th' early Larke of well-fledg'd Poetry. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Firmed or full Firmed (in Falconry), well fledged or well cover'd with Feathers. 1743 R. Blair Grave 39 The weary Bird..Dozes till the Dawn of Day, Then claps his well-fledg'd Wings, and bears away. 1828 H. Laurence in Amulet 307 His trusty bow and well-fledged arrow. a1864 J. Clare Midsummer Cushion (1990) 387 Yet did she..keep her little brood from dangers eye..Till they well fledged oer widest pools could flye. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. iv. 148 A well-fledged arrow that had never flown. 1929 F. C. Lincoln & S. P. Baldwin Man. Bird Banders 87 Operations of this character should not be started until the young are well fledged and about ready to leave the nest. 1983 J. K. Galbraith Let. 9 May in M. C. Ebersole Hail to thee, Okoboji U! (1992) 46 Already a well-fledged member of the Harvard faculty on a three-year appointment, I fell in love with a young female student. 2011 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 3 July c6 A pileated woodpecker feeding a well-fledged juvenile at the nest hole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1650
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