'Fledge' definitions:
Definition of 'fledge'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Fledge'
From: GCIDE
- Fledge \Fledge\, a. [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G. fl["u]gge, fl["u]cke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E. fly. [root]84. See Fly, v. i.] Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. [1913 Webster]
- His shoulders, fledge with wings. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fledge'
From: GCIDE
- Fledge \Fledge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Fledged; p. pr. & vb. n. Fledging.]
- 1. To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers necessary for flight. [1913 Webster]
- The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift for themselves. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To furnish or adorn with any soft covering. [1913 Webster]
- Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fledge'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- attain majority,
- bloom,
- come of age,
- come to maturity,
- develop,
- feather,
- flower,
- grow,
- grow up,
- leave the nest,
- mature,
- mellow,
- reach manhood,
- reach twenty-one,
- reach voting age,
- ripen,
- season,
- settle down,
- temper,
- toga virilis