单词 | porcupine quill |
释义 | > as lemmasporcupine quill porcupine quill n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Hystricidae (porcupine) > parts of quill1590 pen1607 porcupine quill1664 porcupine stone1676 spine1753 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 5 Her body is..stuck all over with great black Bristles, like Porcupine quills, set all in parallel order. 1765 H. Timberlake Mem. 39 The stem [of the peace pipe] is about three feet long, finely adorned with porcupine quills, dyed feathers,..and such like gaudy trifles. 1836 W. Irving Astoria II. 51 A spear or bow decorated with beads, porcupine quills and painted feathers. 1994 H. Holland Born in Soweto viii. 146 Rummaging in her handbag, she produces a variety of mutis and containers, a couple of animal bones and some porcupine quills. < as lemmas |
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