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   quill

   /kwɪl/

   noun

   • 1. any of the main wing or tail feathers of a bird.
   • ▪ the hollow shaft of a feather, especially the lower part or calamus that lacks barbs.
   • ▪ a pen made from a main wing or tail feather of a large bird by pointing and slitting the end of the shaft: "he leant over his writing desk, quill in hand"
   • 2. the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine, hedgehog, or other spiny mammal.
   • 3. another term for penne
   • 4. pan pipes. informal, dated US

   verb

   • 1. form (fabric) into small cylindrical folds.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘hollow stem’ and ‘shaft of a feather’): probably from Middle Low German quiele.

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   What does a quill mean?

   • A quill is a pen made from a bird's feather. She dipped a quill in ink, then began to write. A bird's quills are large, stiff feathers on its wings and tail. The quills of a porcupine are the long sharp points on its body. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. a. b. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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   Did a bird use a quill?

   • He used a quill! The quills of a bird's feathers seem ideally designed for dipping in ink and writing on paper — they're so perfect that this type of old-fashioned pen is also called a quill. In addition to birds, there are some mammals with quills, including porcupines and hedgehogs.

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   What is a quill pen used for?

   • Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen /metal- nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. As with the earlier reed pen (and later dip pen), a quill has no internal ink reservoir and therefore needs to periodically be dipped into an inkwell during writing.

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   When were quills invented?

   • Quills were the primary writing instrument in the Western world from the 6th to the 19th century. The best quills were usually made from goose, swan, and later turkey feathers. Quills went into decline after the invention of the metal pen, mass production beginning in Great Britain as early as 1822 by John Mitchell of Birmingham.

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   Quill can mean a porcupine's hair or a feather pen. Learn how to use quill in a sentence and find out its synonyms, antonyms and related words.

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   A quill is a feather, or the narrow tube of a feather's shaft — long ago used as a writing instrument. John Hancock didn't use a ballpoint to sign the Declaration of Independence, silly. He used a quill!

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   A quill is a writing tool made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen /metal- nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. [1] Ink bottle and quill.

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   noun. any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a bird. the long hollow central part of a bird's feather; calamus. a bird's feather made into a pen for writing. any of the stiff hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog. a device, formerly usually made from a crow quill, for plucking a harpsichord string.

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   Quill can mean a feather, a pen, a porcupine spine, or other things. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and usage of quill with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Quill can mean a porcupine's hair or a feather pen. Learn how to use quill in a sentence and find out its pronunciation and synonyms in different languages.

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   Quills are the hollow shafts of feathers, used for writing, music, weaving, or as spines of porcupines or hedgehogs. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of quills from various dictionaries and sources.