fletchern.

Brit.

/ˈflɛtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈflɛtʃər/

Forms: Also Middle English fleccher(e, flecher, flecchour; Scottish fle(d)ger.

Etymology: < Old French flecher, flechier arrow-maker, < flèche arrow: see flèche n.

1. One who makes or deals in arrows; occasionally, one who makes bows and arrows. Obsolete exc. Historical or archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in other specific articles

ironmonger1164

ointer1263

bowyer1297

jewellera1382

fletcher1457

stapler1532

India merchant1618

tobacconist1657

colourman1663

tobacconer1701

lamp-man1704

drysalter1707

snuffman1723

wet-salter1725

potman1732

material man1778

tobacco-trader1840

dogman1860

stamp-dealer1863

waste-dealer1876

pearler1881

society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes bows or arrows

bowyer1297

stringer1420

bowerc1440

artillerc1453

fletcher1457

bow-maker1864

1457 Sc. Acts Jas. II, c. 65 (1814) II. 48/2 A bowar and a fleger.

1465 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 179 The flecher that..owyth hym ffor tymber, ixs. vjd.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1593 Ferrers, flecchours, fele men of Crafte.

1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 9 §1 The bowiers, fletchers, stringers and arrowe head makers of this your realme.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xviii. 667 Which timber is of great..estimation amongst Fletchers, for it maketh the strongest and best arrow of any wood whatsoeuer.

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 218 Our Fletchers commend it [the Quick-beam] for Bows next to Yew.

1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 56 Any other Corporation decayed and worn out, such as the Bowers, Fletchers, and several others in London are, as to their Business.

1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) xxi. 460 As if some fletcher of the stone age had carried on his work on the spot.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Fletchers' Company, one of the minor livery companies of London.

attributive.c1500 King & Hermit in M. M. Furrow Ten 15th-cent. Comic Poems (1985) 267 Jake, seth þou can of flecher crafte, Thou may me es with a schafte.

†2. An archer, a bowman. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > archer

archer1297

bowman1297

longbow1386

bowyerc1440

bow?c1510

fletcher1529

bender1590

bow-bearera1600

bow-bendera1697

sagittary1834

bowstringer1839

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 143/1 Though one eye wer ynough for a fletcher.

Derivatives

ˈfletchery n. the wares or goods made or sold by a fletcher.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > archer's weapons > [noun]

archery1440

fletchery1594

1594 2nd Rep. Dr. Faustus xxviii. sig. K They brought store of fletcherie to them.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fletcher
释义	fletchern. Brit. /ˈflɛtʃə/, U.S. /ˈflɛtʃər/ Forms: Also Middle English fleccher(e, flecher, flecchour; Scottish fle(d)ger. Etymology: < Old French flecher, flechier arrow-maker, < flèche arrow: see flèche n. 1. One who makes or deals in arrows; occasionally, one who makes bows and arrows. Obsolete exc. Historical or archaic. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in other specific articles ironmonger1164 ointer1263 bowyer1297 jewellera1382 fletcher1457 stapler1532 India merchant1618 tobacconist1657 colourman1663 tobacconer1701 lamp-man1704 drysalter1707 snuffman1723 wet-salter1725 potman1732 material man1778 tobacco-trader1840 dogman1860 stamp-dealer1863 waste-dealer1876 pearler1881 society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes bows or arrows bowyer1297 stringer1420 bowerc1440 artillerc1453 fletcher1457 bow-maker1864 1457 Sc. Acts Jas. II, c. 65 (1814) II. 48/2 A bowar and a fleger. 1465 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 179 The flecher that..owyth hym ffor tymber, ixs. vjd. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1593 Ferrers, flecchours, fele men of Crafte. 1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 9 §1 The bowiers, fletchers, stringers and arrowe head makers of this your realme. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xviii. 667 Which timber is of great..estimation amongst Fletchers, for it maketh the strongest and best arrow of any wood whatsoeuer. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 218 Our Fletchers commend it [the Quick-beam] for Bows next to Yew. 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 56 Any other Corporation decayed and worn out, such as the Bowers, Fletchers, and several others in London are, as to their Business. 1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) xxi. 460 As if some fletcher of the stone age had carried on his work on the spot. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Fletchers' Company, one of the minor livery companies of London. attributive.c1500 King & Hermit in M. M. Furrow Ten 15th-cent. Comic Poems (1985) 267 Jake, seth þou can of flecher crafte, Thou may me es with a schafte. †2. An archer, a bowman. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > archer archer1297 bowman1297 longbow1386 bowyerc1440 bow?c1510 fletcher1529 bender1590 bow-bearera1600 bow-bendera1697 sagittary1834 bowstringer1839 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 143/1 Though one eye wer ynough for a fletcher. Derivatives ˈfletchery n. the wares or goods made or sold by a fletcher. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > archer's weapons > [noun] archery1440 fletchery1594 1594 2nd Rep. Dr. Faustus xxviii. sig. K They brought store of fletcherie to them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1457
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