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Webster 1913 Edition
Fledge
Fledge
,Adj.
[OE. ]
flegge
, flygge
; akin to D. vlug
, G. flügge
, flücke
, OHG. flucchi
, Icel. fleygr
, and to E. fly
. √84. See Fly
, Verb.
I.
Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
His shoulders,
fledge
with wings. Milton.
Fledge
,Verb.
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
. Shakespeare
2.
A young bird just fledged.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Fledge
FLEDGE
,Adj.
Feathered; furnished with fethers or wings; able to fly.
His locks behind, illustrious on his shoulders, fledge with wings, lay waving round.
FLEDGE
,Verb.
T.
The birds were not yet fledged enough to shift for themselves.