单词 | fledge |
释义 | † fledgen.1 Obsolete. Apparently the designation of some textile material. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > other textile fabrics > [noun] renciana1300 maidenhair1359 caryc1394 spinal1399 whitefolding1423 care1429 radevorec1430 queen's clothc1450 basselan1453 Brunswick1480 ragmas1480 haberjetc1503 redvorea1525 stockbridge1526 demigraine1540 fledge1542 pinned white1552 satin-reverses1554 beverneck1567 scamato1569 messellawny1604 brogetie1610 novato1614 fugeratta1638 barrateen1689 tamarine1691 masquerade1696 calandring1697 succatoon1703 russerine1710 stade1714 Chuckla1721 long ell1725 slay1745 vilderoy1769 succota1780 minorque1794 zebra1829 grising1866 Turkoman1881 cameline1886 lyocell1990 1542 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 2 in Stat. Irel. (1621) 185 Hydes, fells, checkers, fleges, yarne, linnen, cloth, wooll and flockes. 1579 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 287 Vj cotton blankets, ij fledg blankets, ij caddow blankets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). fledgen.2 A feather- or down-like covering. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and downiness or fluffiness > surface nap1591 fledge1915 1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow iv. 96 He now had a thick fledge on his upper lip, a black, finely-shapen line. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 35 The deep, soft fledge of Sicilian winter-green. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † fledgeadj. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. Of young birds (rarely of the wings): Fit to fly; having the feathers fully developed, fledged. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [adjective] > fledged fledge1398 full-feathered1533 flush1561 full-fledged1579 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > mature or matured digesta1398 ripea1398 fledge1398 concoct1534 seasoned1545 well-seasoned1545 ripened1561 seeded1567 fledged1579 thorough-seasoned1605 matured1626 well-matured1626 advanced1646 concocted1647 digested1657 well-digested1657 predigested1663 maturated1698 drop-ripe1724 well-developed1769 mellowed1798 fully-fledged1906 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xii. iii. 411 They take fro them meete whan they ben flegge and rype. c1500 Piers of Fulham (Trin. Cambr.) in C. H. Hartshorne Anc. Metrical Tales (1829) 124 Whiche causeth them to be taake or they be flegge. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. RRiiiiv Byrdes full flygge. 1593 G. Peele Famous Chron. King Edward the First sig. K If his wings grow fliig, they may be clipt. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 60 Some downie-clad, some (fledger) take a twig To pearch-vpon. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables lxxii. 71 The Birds were not as yet Fledge enough to Shift for Themselves. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Fledge or Fledged. 1820 R. Wilbraham Attempt Gloss. Cheshire Flig or Fligge. 2. Furnished for flight. Const. with. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective] > flying (as) with wings > furnished for flight pinioned1440 feathered1587 fledge1631 volacious1653 1631 J. Milton in Birch Life in Wks. (1738) I. 4 All the fond hopes, which forward Youth and Vanitie are fledge with. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 627 His Shoulders fledge with wings. View more context for this quotation 1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. i. 4 Like an arrow-fledge he darts. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. xiii. 53 The huge belly fledge with wings. 3. figurative. All in a flutter, high-spirited. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated jollyc1325 lightsomea1382 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 crank1499 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 cranking1567 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 aleger1590 bright-eyed1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 spirituous1601 great-stomached1607 spirity1615 spiritous1628 lifesomec1635 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 quick-set1653 airy1654 animated1660 sparklinga1704 bob1721 vivace1721 animate1801 high-lifed1859 sassy1859 chippy1865 sparky1883 high-keyed1893 high life1903 peppy1914 pepful1915 jazzy1917 upbeat1947 zappy1969 sparkly1979 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] jollyc1325 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 alive-like1582 aleger1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 sportive1595 mettled1599 alives-like1601 spirited1601 spirituous1601 mettle1606 great-stomached1607 free-spirited1613 spirity1615 spiritous1628 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 sportful1650 airy1654 animated1660 racy1671 mettlesome1673 sparklinga1704 raffing?1719 bob1721 vivace1721 alive1748 lifey1793 spunky1831 gilpie1835 bubbling1860 chippy1865 bubblesome1879 colourful1882 sparky1883 bubbly1912 jazzy1917 spritzy1973 sparkly1979 kicking1983 ?1461 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 264 He and alle his olde felaweship..arn right flygge and mery. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 350 Haue not your recoveries made you more fledge and sawcy with God? DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [noun] > full growth of fledgenessc1440 flower1608 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 167/1 Flygnesse, maturitas. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 221/1 Flyggenesse of byrdes, plumeuseté. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2021). fledgev. 1. intransitive. Of a young bird: To acquire feathers large enough for flight; to become fully plumed. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [verb (intransitive)] > become fledged fledge1566 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xx. f. 43 Her birdes beginne to fledge.., when the Wheate wareth ripe. 1615 Greene's Theeves falling Out Pref. sig. A2v In Westminster..doe they euery day build their Nestes, euery hower flidge. 1865 A. C. Swinburne Felise in Poems & Ballads 69 Birds quick to fledge and fly at call Are quick to fall. 2. transitive. To bring up (a young bird) until its feathers are grown and it is able to fly. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [verb (transitive)] > rear until fledged fledge1589 1589 J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet C b They [the Martins] both breed in Churches, and hauing fledgde their young ones, leaue nothing behind them but durt. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. i. 28 Shylocke for his own part knew the bird was flidge . View more context for this quotation 1623 J. Webster Dutchesse of Malfy iii. v. sig. H2v Your wiser buntings Now they are fledg'd are gon. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος Ep. Ded. sig. a5v This Book..was hatched and flidged in one of your ships. 1760 F. Fawkes tr. Anacreon Odes in tr. Anacreon Wks. xxxiii. 15 Some, quite fledg'd and fully grown, Nurse the Younglings as their own. 3. To provide or furnish with feathers or plumage; to ‘wing’ for flight; also, to deck or adorn with feathers. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > cause to pass quickly [verb (transitive)] fledge1614 speed1817 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [verb (transitive)] > provide with feathers plume1449 fledge1614 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > ornament with plumes or feathers plume1592 befeather1611 feather1618 fledge1725 1614 C. Brooke in W. Browne Shepheards Pipe sig. F5v Whose tender Pinions scarcely fledg'd in show Could make his way with whitest Swans in Poe. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 125 The sandals of cælestial mold Fledg'd with Ambrosial plumes. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 214 The world's time..has his pinions fledg'd With motley plumes. 4. To cover as with feathers or down; also, to form a feather-like covering for. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > as with feathers feather1483 fledgea1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) i. ii. 20 The Iuuenall (the Prince your Master) whose Chin is not yet fledg'd [1600 fledge]. 1774 Ann. Reg. 1773 Poetry 235 Then talks of sport; how many wild ducks seen! What flocks of widgeon too hath fledg'd the green! 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 26 The bents And coarser grass..now..fledged with icy feathers, nod superb. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. ix. 96 The unripen'd down That fledged my cheek. 1820 J. Keats Ode to Psyche in Lamia & Other Poems 120 Far, far around shall those dark-cluster'd trees Fledge the wild-ridged mountains steep by steep. 1888 J. R. Lowell Heartsease & Rue 91 Though snowflakes fledge the summer's nest. 5. To fit (an arrow) with a feather; to feather. Cf. fletch v. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > produce or develop arms [verb (transitive)] > feather an arrow feather?c1225 wing1606 fletch1656 fledge1796 flight1869 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 596 Eagles' feathers to fledge arrows with. 1808 T. Moore Corruption v. 96 Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom. 1871 D. G. Rossetti Troy Town in Poems xiii Cupid took another dart, Fledged it for another heart. Derivatives fledged adj. literal and figurative sometimes in combinations as full-fledged, half-fledged, new-fledged. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > mature or matured digesta1398 ripea1398 fledge1398 concoct1534 seasoned1545 well-seasoned1545 ripened1561 seeded1567 fledged1579 thorough-seasoned1605 matured1626 well-matured1626 advanced1646 concocted1647 digested1657 well-digested1657 predigested1663 maturated1698 drop-ripe1724 well-developed1769 mellowed1798 fully-fledged1906 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Ep. Ded. You may perceiue he was..full fledged. ?a1625 Lawes of Candy i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ggg3/2 That yong-man, who was not fledg'd nor skil'd In Martiall play. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 98 This may pull down..your flidged plumes. 1775 G. White in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 268 I..found they had made very little progress towards a fledged state. 1865 A. C. Swinburne Love at Sea in Poems & Ballads 17 Our seamen are fledged Loves. 1887 Sat. Rev. 12 Nov. 661 Such denials merely serve to mark the fact that thought is already fluttering, though it is not yet full fledged. ˈfledging n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [adjective] > fledged > becoming fledging1806 1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. 35 The parent's partial eye Shall view the fledging wing. 1833 W. Whewell Astron. & Gen. Physics i. 32 The..hatching, fledging, and flight of birds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11542n.21915adj.1398v.1566 |
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