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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 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.
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.
Quill can mean a hollow shaft of a feather, a pen made from a feather, or a float for a fishing line. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of quill.
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.
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!
Quill can mean a large feather from a bird, a pen made from a feather, or a spine of a porcupine. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and examples of quill in sentences.
