fletch

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
2. A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.

Verb

To feather, as an arrow.

Conceptos

aleta

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/flɛt͡ʃ/

Etimología (Inglés)

A modification of fledge (“to acquire feathers”) due to the influence of fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Compare flèche.