Quill - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kwɪl|
Brit.
|kwɪl|
noun
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird (syn: pinion)
- the hollow spine of a feather (syn: calamus, shaft)
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird (syn: pinion)
- the hollow spine of a feather (syn: calamus, shaft)
Extra examples
The bone or the quill of the bird gives the most alar strength, with the least weight.
Word forms
noun
singular: quill
plural: quills
singular: quill
plural: quills
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