'Fledging' definitions:

Definition of 'Fledging'

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]