| 释义 |
quill1 /kwil/ noun- The hollow basal part of a feather
- A large feather
- A porcupine's spine
- A goose or other feather used as a pen
- A pen generally, or by metonymy, the writer's profession
- Something made from a quill feather, such as a toothpick, an angler's float or a plectrum
- A weaver's bobbin (orig made of reed or other material)
- A hollow non-rotating shaft (also quill drive; engineering)
- A reed, hollow stalk or internode, etc (obsolete)
- A small tube (obsolete)
- A musical pipe made from a hollow stem
- Hence throat, or perh voice (Shakespeare)
- A roll of curled bark, eg of cinnamon
- A cylindrical fold (obsolete)
transitive verb- To goffer, crimp
- To wind on a bobbin
ORIGIN: Origin obscure; cf LGer quiele, Ger Kiel quilled adjective - Provided with, or formed into quills
- Tubular
quillˈing noun - A strip of cloth gathered into cylindrical folds
- Decorative work characterized by longitudinal pleats or grooves
quillˈ-driver noun (derogatory) - A clerk (now milit sl)
- An assiduous writer
quillˈ-driving noun quillˈ-feather noun A large stiff wing or tail feather quillˈman noun (obsolete) A clerk quillˈ-nib noun A quill-pen shortened for use with a holder quillˈ-pen noun A quill used as a pen adjective Using or suggestive of old-fashioned, slow and protracted methods or style (in office or literary work) quillˈwort noun Any plant of the genus Isoetes (from the quill-like leaves) |