quillyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪli/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quill n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < quill n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a quill or quills.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering > resembling a quill

quilly1565

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > cylinder > [adjective] > of hollow cylindrical form > narrow or small

quilly1565

quilled1768

society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [adjective] > quill pen

quilly1886

1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 90 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. The circulare or quilly hardnes of fistules.

1665 Micrographia xxxviii. 174 A quilly or finny substance [on a fly's wing].

1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 845 The Membranous Wings in every particular like those of the Blew Fly, with hairs on the veins, or quilly Parts.

1727 R. Bradley Houghton's Coll. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade III. 34 The feathers of birds, the quilly parts, are hollow and the other all pith or spongy.

1832 C. T. Thackrah Effects Arts on Health (ed. 2) 67 Feather-dressers..pick out the quilly feathers.

1886 Sat. Rev. 19 June 844/2 Being men rather of horny hands than of quilly pens.

1916 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 31 Dec. 15/1 Dealers make a reduction in the price if the feathers are ‘quilly’, that is, if there are many stiff ones.

1953 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 6 Oct. 20/6 (advt.) People with..objections to smelly and quilly ‘cheap’ feather pillows will appreciate these of..rubber.

2006 Press Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) (Nexis) 14 Apr. b1 A carrier showed him a postcard with ‘fancy, quilly’ handwriting and bearing a 1956 postmark.

2. Having or covered in quills.

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1769 ‘Hoamchi-Vam’ Bonze, or Chinese Anchorite I. 113 With all their..birth-cloaths dropping moistly from their quilly sides, a strange variety of unshaped birds, moved their..beaks.

1888 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 30 Aug. I saw that it was a hedgehog, or porcupine and stepped forward to turn the quilly little black-nosed monster over.

1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress xviii. 355 A porcupine's quilly rump.

1941 J. Agee & W. Evans Let us now praise Famous Men ii. 214 A few quilly, half-grown chicks.

1982 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 10 Nov. 11 The culprits are porcupines. The quilly creatures have caused havoc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quilly
释义	quillyadj. Brit. /ˈkwɪli/, U.S. /ˈkwɪli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quill n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < quill n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a quill or quills. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering > resembling a quill quilly1565 the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > cylinder > [adjective] > of hollow cylindrical form > narrow or small quilly1565 quilled1768 society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [adjective] > quill pen quilly1886 1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 90 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. The circulare or quilly hardnes of fistules. 1665 Micrographia xxxviii. 174 A quilly or finny substance [on a fly's wing]. 1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 845 The Membranous Wings in every particular like those of the Blew Fly, with hairs on the veins, or quilly Parts. 1727 R. Bradley Houghton's Coll. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade III. 34 The feathers of birds, the quilly parts, are hollow and the other all pith or spongy. 1832 C. T. Thackrah Effects Arts on Health (ed. 2) 67 Feather-dressers..pick out the quilly feathers. 1886 Sat. Rev. 19 June 844/2 Being men rather of horny hands than of quilly pens. 1916 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 31 Dec. 15/1 Dealers make a reduction in the price if the feathers are ‘quilly’, that is, if there are many stiff ones. 1953 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 6 Oct. 20/6 (advt.) People with..objections to smelly and quilly ‘cheap’ feather pillows will appreciate these of..rubber. 2006 Press Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) (Nexis) 14 Apr. b1 A carrier showed him a postcard with ‘fancy, quilly’ handwriting and bearing a 1956 postmark. 2. Having or covered in quills. ΚΠ 1769 ‘Hoamchi-Vam’ Bonze, or Chinese Anchorite I. 113 With all their..birth-cloaths dropping moistly from their quilly sides, a strange variety of unshaped birds, moved their..beaks. 1888 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 30 Aug. I saw that it was a hedgehog, or porcupine and stepped forward to turn the quilly little black-nosed monster over. 1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress xviii. 355 A porcupine's quilly rump. 1941 J. Agee & W. Evans Let us now praise Famous Men ii. 214 A few quilly, half-grown chicks. 1982 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 10 Nov. 11 The culprits are porcupines. The quilly creatures have caused havoc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565
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