单词 | fletched |
释义 | fletchedadj. Archery. Of an arrow: fitted with feathers or vanes. Frequently with modifier, as feather fletched, high fletched, etc.Recorded earliest in well-fletched adj. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [adjective] > having feathers feathered1513 well-feathered1560 fletched1656 well-fletched1656 well-fledged1870 1656 A. Cowley Pindarique Odes 5 in Poems Leave, wanton Muse, thy roving flight, To thy loud String the well-fletcht Arrow put. 1844 Sporting Almanack 29 The high fletched arrow will not fly so quick as the low. 1955 T. A. Forbes Guide to Better Archery xiii. 150 Target arrows fletched with thin vanes of plastic have been used by a number of target archers who have found their performance the equal of the feather fletched shafts. 2005 L. E. Lauber Bowhunter's Guide to Accurate Shooting iii. 23/2 I hunt with vane-fletched arrows because they are maintenance free. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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