noun
- feathers attached to the shaft of an arrow to stabilize its flight
- the process or craft of attaching feathers to arrows
verb
- to attach feathers to an arrow shaft
Examples
- The archer inspected the fletching on his arrows before the competition.
- Proper fletching is essential for accurate arrow flight.
- She spent hours fletching arrows for the medieval reenactment.
- The fletching was made from goose feathers, which are traditional for archery.
- He learned to fletch arrows as part of his archery training.
- Damaged fletching can cause an arrow to veer off course.