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Quill , n. [Perhaps fr. F. quille ninepin (see Kayless); but cf. also G. kiel a quill. MHG. kil, and Ir. cuille a quill.]
- 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.1913 Webster
- 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.Sir H. Wotton.1913 Webster
- (Zool.) (a) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine. (b) The pen of a squid. See Pen.1913 Webster
- (Mus.) (a) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments. (b) The tube of a musical instrument.1913 Webster
He touched the tender stops of various quills.
Milton.1913 Webster - Something having the form of a quill; as: (a) The fold or plain of a ruff. (b) (Weaving) A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle. (c) (Mach.) A hollow spindle.1913 Webster
- (Pharm.) A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona.Webster 1913 Suppl.
Quill bit, a bit for boring resembling the half of a reed split lengthways and having its end sharpened like a gouge. -- Quill driver, one who works with a pen; a writer; a clerk. [Jocose] -- Quill nib, a small quill pen made to be used with a holder.
Simmonds.1913 Webster
- 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.
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Quill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quilled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilling.]
- To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle.1913 Webster
His cravat seemed quilled into a ruff.
Goldsmith.1913 Webster - To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn.Judd.1913 Webster
- To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle.