fletching
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Quickly, we were shopping for better bows and arrows, reading archery blogs for technique tips and talking earnestly about whether we needed our own fletching jig for replacing damaged feathers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2022
“One might find arrows with the fletching perfectly preserved, with the sinew still in place, the glue that glued the feathers to the shaft,” says medieval and environmental archaeologist James Barrett.
From Nature • Apr. 15, 2020
The shaft of the arrow is the plan and the fletching of the arrow is the tasks.
From Inc • Jun. 6, 2013
Kaede’s fingers trembled on the fletching of an arrow.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
She put her arrows carefully into the quiver, running her fingers along the shafts and fletching.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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