Fletching is the fin-shaped aerodynamic stabilization device attached on arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, typically made from light, semi-flexible materials such as feathers. Each piece of such fin is a fletch, also known as a flight or feather. A fletcher is a person who attaches fletchings to the shaft of arrows.
The word is related to the French word flèche, meaning "arrow", via the ultimate root of Old Frankish fliukka.
== Description ==
As a noun, "fletching" refers collectively to the fins or vanes, each of which individually is known as a fletch. Traditionally, the fletching consists of...