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fletchings

British  
/ ˈflɛtʃɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. arrow feathers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fletchings

plural of fletching , from fletch

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Once soft organic materials — leather, textiles, arrow fletchings — surface, researchers have a year at most to rescue them for conservation before the items degrade and are lost forever.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021

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