fletch

verb

ˈflech 

fletched; fletching; fletches

transitive verb

: feather sense 1a

Examples of fletch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These fibers can be used as threads (great for fletching arrows). — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 17 Dec. 2019

Most shoulder bows and arrows fletched with chicken feathers. — The Economist, 7 June 2018

Standing in the clearing is a boy holding a child-size bow and arrows fletched with black feathers. — National Geographic, 18 May 2016

Phillips became a contractor and then started manufacturing Arizona EZ Fletch, a fletching tool that makes and repairs archery arrows. — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 8 Dec. 2019

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from fletcher

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fletch

• etch
• fetch
• ketch
• sketch
• stretch
• vetch
• wretch