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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 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!
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.
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. Similar definitions. The hollow, horny stem of a feather; calamus. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
