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quill

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

quill / kwil/ • n. 1. (also quill feather) any of the main wing or tail feathers of a bird. ∎ the hollow shaft of a feather, esp. the lower part or calamus that lacks barbs. ∎ (also quill pen) a pen made from a main wing or tail feather of a large bird by pointing and slitting the end of the shaft. 2. an object in the form of a thin tube, in particular: ∎ the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine, hedgehog, or other spiny mammal. ∎ (quills) inf., dated panpipes. ∎ a weaver’s spindle. • v. [tr.] 1. form (fabric) into small cylindrical folds. 2. pierce or cover (fabric or bark) with quills.

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Quill

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms | 1985 | Copyright

Quill

a roll of something resembling the shape of a quill; used in the phrase in a quill, i.e., in a body, in combination, or in concert.

Examples : quill of dried bark, 1797; of cinnamon leaves; of females, 1690; of ropes, 1588.

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quill

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

quill †hollow stem or reed XV; pipe, tube XV; tube or barrel of a feather, esp. as used for writing XVI; spine of the porcupine XVII. of uncert. orig.; cf. synon. (M)LG. quiele, MHG. kil (G. kiel).

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quill

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

quill see pen .

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quill

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

quill •bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will •hwyl • bank bill • handbill • waxbill •playbill, waybill •cranesbill • sibyl • crossbill • sawbill •hornbill • storksbill • shoebill •spoonbill • duckbill • razorbill •gerbil • wind chill • Churchill • idyll •daffodil • back-fill • landfill • monofil •fibrefill (US fiberfill) • chlorophyll •bluegill

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