well-fletchedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈflɛtʃt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈflɛtʃt/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and fletch v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., fletch v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + fletch v. + -ed suffix¹.

rare before 20th cent.

Of an arrow: fully or expertly fitted with feathers.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [adjective] > having feathers

feathered1513

well-feathered1560

fletched1656

well-fletched1656

well-fledged1870

1656 A. Cowley Second Olympian Ode in Pindaric Odes x Leave, wanton Muse, thy roving flight, To thy loud String the well-fletcht Arrow put.

1929 Boys' Life Aug. 65/4 (advt.) Well fletched and handsomely decorated arrows .50 each.

1994 L. Patterson & M. E. Snodgrass Indian Terms of Americas 75 A well-fletched arrow was built to withstand buffeting and to be reused.

2004 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 1 Jan. He traces the trajectory of his life, as true as a well-fletched arrow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-fletched
释义	well-fletchedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈflɛtʃt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈflɛtʃt/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and fletch v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., fletch v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + fletch v. + -ed suffix¹. rare before 20th cent. Of an arrow: fully or expertly fitted with feathers. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [adjective] > having feathers feathered1513 well-feathered1560 fletched1656 well-fletched1656 well-fledged1870 1656 A. Cowley Second Olympian Ode in Pindaric Odes x Leave, wanton Muse, thy roving flight, To thy loud String the well-fletcht Arrow put. 1929 Boys' Life Aug. 65/4 (advt.) Well fletched and handsomely decorated arrows .50 each. 1994 L. Patterson & M. E. Snodgrass Indian Terms of Americas 75 A well-fletched arrow was built to withstand buffeting and to be reused. 2004 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 1 Jan. He traces the trajectory of his life, as true as a well-fletched arrow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1656
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