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Definition of Fledgeless
1. Adjective. (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers. "Shot an unfledged arrow"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fledgeless
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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