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the feathers that turn a sharpened stick into a guided missile.
means The feathers or vanes fixed to the rear of an arrow or dart to stabilize its flight by causing it to spin or steady itself through the air.
from From the Old French 'fleche,' meaning arrow — which gave English the 'fletcher,' the craftsman who made arrows. The word for the maker came first; 'fletching' is the back-formation, the act and the materials of attaching those steadying feathers. The French root is widely thought to be of Germanic origin, a cousin of words tied to flight and arrows, though the precise ancestor is uncertain.
- spin trick
- Angled vanes spin arrows like rifle bullets for accuracy.
- three's company
- Most arrows wear three fletches for balanced flight.
- the cock feather
- The odd-colored vane shows which way to nock.
- once feathers
- Real bird feathers ruled before plastic vanes arrived.
- fletcher surname
- The job name became a common English last name.
arrow fletching in kyudo — japanese traditional archery uses eagle feathers for fletching, with specific styles dating back centuries
bodkin point arrows — medieval war arrows with fletching designed for armor penetration, used in 100 years war
fletcher's guild london — livery company established 1371, specialized craftsmen who made and fletched arrows for english armies