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fletching

9.8

To attach feathers or small plastic fins to an arrow to make it fly straight

noun
/ˈflɛtʃɪŋ/

Specialized

: emplumado

The fletching of the arrows also becomes bloodied, but there are no adverse effects on the wielder.

Examples

Using a DIY kit, she enjoyed the process of fletching her own arrows for practice.
The fletching on this arrow was expertly crafted to ensure it flies straight and true.
Before shooting, he checked the fletching to make sure all the feathers were properly attached.

How Stable

stabilizer

Specialized

15 6.2

vane

Specialized

7.7

fletching

Specialized

9.8

fin

45 1.0

Surface Forms

fletching singular

fletchings plural

Morphology

fletching = fletch (transparent) = fletch + ing

A regular gerund/nominalization from the verb 'fletch' describing the action or process; meaning is directly predictable from base + -ing.

Etymology

The word fletching comes from an old French word for 'arrow' and from the name fletcher, a maker of arrows. So to do fletching is to attach feathers to an arrow to help it 'fly straight'.