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quill: see pen pen, pointed implement used in writing or drawing to apply ink or a similar colored fluid to any surface, such as paper. Various kinds of pens have been used since ancient times. ..... Click the link for more information. . quill 1. a. any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a bird b. the long hollow central part of a bird's feather; calamus 2. any of the stiff hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog 3. a device, formerly usually made from a crow quill, for plucking a harpsichord string 4. Angling a length of feather barb stripped of barbules and used for the body of some artificial flies 5. a small roll of bark, esp one of dried cinnamon 6. (in weaving) a bobbin or spindle 7. Engineering a hollow shaft that rotates upon an inner spindle or concentrically about an internal shaft wwww.handcraftersvillage.com/quilling.htm quill [kwil] (design engineering) A hollow shaft into which another shaft is inserted in mechanical devices. (textiles) A shaft or spool on which filling yarn is wound before insertion into a shuttle. (vertebrate zoology) The hollow, horny shaft of a large stiff wing or tail feather. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Shaggy Man dropped flat on his face to avoid the shower, but one quill struck him in the leg and went far in. He took up the pen again, and began picking the feathers from the quill in dead silence. The ear has no external leaf whatever; and into the hole itself you can hardly insert a quill, so wondrously minute is it. |
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