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Definition of Quill
1. Noun. Pen made from a bird's feather.
2. Noun. A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog.
Generic synonyms: Spine
3. Noun. Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.
Generic synonyms: Feather, Plumage, Plume
Group relationships: Wing
Specialized synonyms: Primary, Primary Feather, Primary Quill, Tail Feather
Derivative terms: Pinion
4. Noun. The hollow spine of a feather.
Definition of Quill
1. 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.
2. v. t. To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle.
3. n. A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona.
Definition of Quill
1. Noun. The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs. ¹
2. Noun. A pen made from a feather. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) Any pen.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed., 1989. ¹
4. Noun. A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators. ¹
5. Noun. A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube. ¹
6. Verb. To pierce or be pierced with quills. ¹
7. Verb. (figuratively) To write. ¹
8. Verb. To form fabric into small, rounded folds. ¹
9. Verb. To decorate with quillwork. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quill
1. to press small ridges in [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Quill
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1. 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.
2. 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.
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