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单词 quiller
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quillern.1

Forms: 1500s quyller.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quill n.1, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < quill n.1 + -er suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
A bird that is not yet fully fledged. Only in figurative context.
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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

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quill v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < quill v. + -er suffix1.
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).
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