fletch
[ flech ]
/ flɛtʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to provide (an arrow) with a feather.
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Origin of fletch
First recorded in 1625–35; back formation from fletcher
OTHER WORDS FROM fletch
un·fletched, adjectiveWords nearby fletch
fleshpot, fleshpots, flesh wound, fleshy, FLETC, fletch, fletcher, Fletcherism, Fletcherize, fletching, fletchings
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Word Origin for fletch
C17: probably back formation from fletcher
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