单词 | quill |
释义 | Word Frequency quill(kwɪl) noun 1. a. any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a bird b. the long hollow central part of a bird's feather; calamus 2. a bird's feather made into a pen for writing 3. any of the stiff hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog 4. a device, formerly usually made from a crow quill, for plucking a harpsichord string 5. angling a length of feather barb stripped of barbules and used for the body of some artificial flies 6. a small roll of bark, esp one of dried cinnamon 7. (in weaving) a bobbin or spindle 8. a fluted fold, as in a ruff 9. a hollow shaft that rotates upon an inner spindle or concentrically about an internal shaft verb (transitive) 10. to wind (thread, yarn, etc) onto a spool or bobbin 11. to make or press fluted folds in (a ruff) Word origin C15 (in the sense: hollow reed or pipe): of uncertain origin; compare Middle Low German quiele quill |
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