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- DictionaryQuill/kwil/
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.
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.
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!
Definition of quill noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird. 2. the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather. 3. a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing. 4. one of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog. 5. a plectrum of a harpsichord. 6. a roll of bark, as of cinnamon, formed in drying.
5 days ago · noun. 1. a. any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a bird. b. the long hollow central part of a bird's feather; calamus. 2. a bird's feather made into a pen for writing. 3. any of the stiff hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog. 4. a device, formerly usually made from a crow quill, for plucking a harpsichord string. 5. angling.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Birds, Animals quill /kwɪl/ noun [ countable] 1 (also quill pen) a pen made from a large bird ’s feather, used in the past 2 a stiff bird’s feather 3 one of the long pointed things that grow on the back of a porcupine Examples from the Corpus quill • Photographed in 1973, Eugene Ion...
Quill Definition. kwĭl. quills. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Pronoun. Filter. noun. quills. Any of the large, stiff wing or tail feathers of a bird. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any of various things made from the quill of a feather, specif., a pen for writing. Webster's New World.
