Quill word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "quill" word
[noun] the hollow shaft of a feather
[noun] any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
[noun] pen made from a bird's feather
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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.] 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. --Sir H. Wotton. 3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine.
(b) The pen of a squid. See {Pen}. 4. (Mus.)
(a) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
(b) The tube of a musical instrument. He touched the tender stops of various quills. --Milton. 5. 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. {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.
\Quill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quilling}.] 1. To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle. His cravat seemed quilled into a ruff. --Goldsmith. 2. To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. --Judd.
Synonyms for quill
calamus, flight feather, pinion, quill feather, quill pen, shaft
See also: Erinaceus europaeus | Erinaceus europeaeus | feather | hedgehog | pen | plumage | plume | porcupine | primary | primary feather | primary quill | rib | spine | tail feather | wing |
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Let's analyse "quill" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LLIUQ. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
quill: 3 + 9 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three. |
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