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- Dictionaryquill/kwɪl/
noun
- 1. any of the main wing or tail feathers of a bird.
- 2. the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine, hedgehog, or other spiny mammal.
verb
- 1. form (fabric) into small cylindrical folds.
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QUILL definition: 1. any of the long sharp pointed hairs on the body of a porcupine 2. a pen made from a bird's…. Learn more.
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.
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!
1. countable noun. A quill is a pen made from a bird's feather. She dipped a quill in ink, then began to write. 2. countable noun. A bird's quills are large, stiff feathers on its wings and tail. 3. countable noun. The quills of a porcupine are the long sharp points on its body.
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.
QUILL meaning: 1. any of the long sharp pointed hairs on the body of a porcupine 2. a pen made from a bird's…. Learn more.
n. 1. The hollow stemlike main shaft of a feather. Also called calamus. 2. Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird. 3. A writing pen made from the shaft of a feather. 4. Music. a. A plectrum for a stringed instrument of the clavichord type. b. A pipe having a hollow stem. 5. A toothpick made from the stem of a feather. 6.
