Definition of Fledgeless

1. Adjective. (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers. "Shot an unfledged arrow"

Exact synonyms: Unfledged, Unvaned
Similar to: Featherless, Unfeathered

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fledgeless

flecked retina syndrome
flecker
fleckered
fleckering
fleckers
flecking
fleckless
flecks
flecky
flection
flectional
flections
fled
fledge
fledged
fledgeless (current term)
fledgeling
fledgeling(a)
fledges
fledgier
fledgiest
fledging
fledgling
fledgling(a)
fledglings
fledgy
flee
fleece
fleece worm
fleeceable

Literary usage of Fledgeless

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White and James Grahame by Henry Kirke White, James Grahame (1856)
"... five cupless acorns, darkly speck'd, eoo Delight the eye, warm to the cautious touch. In seven days more expect the fledgeless young, Five gaping bills. ..."

2. The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White and James Grahame by Henry Kirke White, James Grahame (1856)
"In seven days more expect the fledgeless young, Five gaping bills. With busy wing, and eye Quick-darting, all alert, the parent pair Gather the sustenance ..."

3. Ingersoll ; a Biographical Appreciation by Herman Eugene Kittredge (1911)
"... the reader or hearer, an orthodox Christian,—sustained, comforted, and guided by his faith,—became, presto ! a full-fledged, or rather, a fledgeless ..."

4. The Classical Museum by Leonhard Schmitz (1847)
"Thy danger sharing, less my heart will feel of fear, In absence aye tormenting most: As doth the bird that sitteth o'er a fledgeless brood, The gliding ..."

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