单词 | unfledge |
释义 | † unfledgeadj. Obsolete. = unfledge v. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [adjective] > unfledged or not fully fledged featherlessc1460 implumec1540 callow1567 unfledge1581 unplumed1598 implumed1604 unfledgeda1616 pin-feathered1641 squab1706 implumous1755 fledgeless1769 callowy1823 1581 T. Newton in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. Pref. Mine I confess to be an unflidge nestling, unhable to flye. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 570 The nightingales instruct their yoong birds in song, insomuch as those which be taken unfledge out of the nest,..never afterwards sing so well. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). unfledgev. (un- prefix2 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of feathers or plumes deplumec1420 unfeather1483 plume1525 unplume1566 unfledge1598 implume1604 displume1623 pelt1692 ploat1855 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Spennacchiare,..to vnfeather, to vnfledge, to vnplume. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. x. 159 For fear he should unfledge me, by taking away my livery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1581v.1598 |
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