Definition of "fletching" [fletching]

• The feathers on an arrow. (noun)

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• "I used to like the prong rests because it was simple but the helical fletching is a problem so i switched to the ripcord and never looked back."
• "The eagle clutches an olive branch in the right claw and three arrows in the left, though fletching is shown for only two of the three arrowheads."
• "For arrow I shoot Easton Axis arrows 400 9.8 gpi [29 inch arrows] W/2 in fletching."