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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fledge (flej),USA pronunciation v., fledged, fledg•ing, adj. v.t. - Birdsto bring up (a young bird) until it is able to fly.
- Birdsto furnish with or as if with feathers or plumage.
- to provide (an arrow) with feathers.
v.i. - Birds(of a young bird) to acquire the feathers necessary for flight.
adj. - [Archaic.](of young birds) able to fly.
- 1350–1400; Middle English flegge (fully-)fledged, Old English *flecge, as variant of -flycge; cognate with Old High German flucki, Middle Low German vlügge (German flügge); akin to fly1
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