fletch

Borrowed from French flèche (“an arrow”)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /flɛtʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtʃ

fletch (plural fletches)

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

• (vane of arrow): feather, flight

fletch (third-person singular simple present fletches, present participle fletching, simple past and past participle fletched)

1. (transitive) To feather, as an arrow.

• fletcher
• fletching

• fledge