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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quill /kwɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsone of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.
- Birdsthe hard, hollow part at the base of a feather.
- Birdsa feather, as that of a goose, used as a pen for writing.
- Zoologyone of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quill (kwil),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsone of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.
- Birdsthe hard, hollow, basal part of a feather. See illus. under feather.
- Birdsa feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing.
- Zoologyone of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog.
- Music and Dancea plectrum of a harpsichord.
- a roll of bark, as of cinnamon, formed in drying.
- Textilesa reed or other hollow stem on which yarn is wound.
- Textilesa bobbin or spool.
- a toothpick.
- [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringa hollow shaft or sleeve through which another independently rotating shaft may pass.
- Mechanical Engineeringa shaft, joined to and supported by two other shafts or machines, for transmitting motion from one to the other.
- Mechanical Engineeringa rotating toolholder used in boring or facing internal angles.
- a musical pipe, esp. one made from a hollow reed.
v.t. - Textiles
- to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges, as along the edge of a garment, hem, etc.
- Textilesto wind on a quill, as yarn.
- to penetrate with, or as if with, a quill or quills.
- to extract a quill or quills from:to quill a duck before cooking it.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English quil; compare Low German quiele, German Kiel
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