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quill
(kw/I/l )

noun (n)

  • pen made from a bird's feather(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    quill pen
    source: wordnet30
  • a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    flight feather, pinion, quill feather
    source: wordnet30
  • the hollow spine of a feather(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    calamus, shaft
    source: wordnet30
  • One of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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