fletcher (flecher)

[ 2267 fleche, F. flèche, dial. flic he (= Pr. flecha = Sp. flecha, OSp. frecha = Pg. frecha = It. freccia, obs. flizza, dial. frizz a ), an arrow, arrows. It is vnseemly for the Painter to feather a shafte, or the Fletcher to handle the pencill. yew. Lyly, Euphues, Anat. of Wit, p. 203. It is commended by our fletchers for bows, next unto Mortimer, Husbandry, English form of fleet. fletet, r. and n. A Middle flether (fleri'er), v . i. [Sc., fladhra , fawn, flatter: see flatter 2.] To flatter. Expect na, Sir, in this narration, A fleeching, fleth'rin dedication. Burns, Dedication to Gavin Hamilton. fletiferoust (fle-tif'e-rus), a. [ IMG:content-1490.png:[blocks in formation] flexed