vt. 喂养, 用羽毛盖上, 装上羽毛

vi. 长羽毛

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.

His shoulders, fledge with wings. --Milton.


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.

The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift
for themselves. --L'Estrange.

2. To furnish or adorn with any soft covering.

Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. --Shak.