Uk English Meaning of quill
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Definitions and Meaning of quill in English
quill (n)
pen made from a bird's feather
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
the hollow spine of a feather
quill (n.)
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.
A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill.
A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine.
The pen of a squid. See Pen.
The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
The tube of a musical instrument.
Something having the form of a quill
The fold or plain of a ruff.
A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
A hollow spindle.
A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona.
quill (v. t.)
To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle.
To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn.
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Quill
pen made from a bird's feather, a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog, any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird, the hollow spine
bayonet,dirk,Gimlet,perforate,pike,poniard,spindle,thrust,knife,lance
No antonyms found.
quiff => Quiff, quietus => quiet, quietude => quietness, quietsome => quiet, quietness => quietness,
