Fletching
[flech-ing] /ˈflɛtʃ ɪŋ/
noun
1.
the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
[flech] /flɛtʃ/
verb (used with object)
1.
to provide (an arrow) with a feather.
/flɛtʃ/
verb
1.
another word for fledge (sense 2)
v.
mid-17c., variant of fledge (v.); also see fletcher. Related: Fletched; fletching.
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