单词 | quiller |
释义 | † quillern.1 Obsolete. rare. A bird that is not yet fully fledged. Only in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [noun] > unfledged gull1382 quiller1591 squab1682 gor1683 1591 J. Lyly Endimion v. ii. sig. H4v O sir your chinne is but a quyller yet, you will be most maiesticall when it is full fledge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † quillern.2 Obsolete. rare. A person who quills fabric, esp. into the form of a ruff. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > pleating > one who pleats or folds fabric quiller1853 pleater1883 1853 E. C. Gaskell Ruth II. vii. 172 I shall quill up a ruff for you. You know I am a famous quiller of net. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.11591n.21853 |
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