quill

  • 21quill — noun Quill is used before these nouns: ↑pen …

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  • 22quill — noun 1》 a main wing or tail feather of a bird.     ↘the hollow shaft of a feather, especially the lower part that lacks barbs. 2》 a pen made from a quill. 3》 a hollow sharp spine of a porcupine, hedgehog, etc. 4》 (quills) another term for penne.… …

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  • 23quill — noun (C) 1 a bird s feather, especially a large one, including the stiff, hard part at the base which joins to the bird s body 2 also quill pen a pen made from a large bird s feather, used in past times 3 a thing like a thin, sharp stick that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24quill — [1] Similar to the rattrap type of bicycle pedal except that the two sides of the pedal frame are joined by a piece of metal that loops around the dust cap. [2] A form of drive used for electric locomotives in which the armature of the driving… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 25Quill (comics) — Quill has been the name of four different fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe. All, however, are human mutants.Quill (Warpie)Superherobox| caption= character name=Quill real name= unrevealed species=Human Mutant… …

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  • 26Quill (band) — Quill was a popular Northeast USA band that played extensively throughout New England and New York in the late 1960s and that gained national attention by performing at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969. The band was originally founded by… …

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  • 27Quill and Dagger — is a senior honor society at Cornell University. It is often recognized as one of the most prominent collegiate societies of its type, along with Skull and Bones of Yale University. [cite news | first = | last = | title = Tap Day | publisher =… …

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  • 28Quill bit — Quill Quill, n. [Perhaps fr. F. quille ninepin (see {Kayless}); but cf. also G. kiel a quill. MHG. kil, and Ir. cuille a quill.] 1. One of the large feathers of a bird s wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29Quill driver — Quill Quill, n. [Perhaps fr. F. quille ninepin (see {Kayless}); but cf. also G. kiel a quill. MHG. kil, and Ir. cuille a quill.] 1. One of the large feathers of a bird s wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30Quill nib — Quill Quill, n. [Perhaps fr. F. quille ninepin (see {Kayless}); but cf. also G. kiel a quill. MHG. kil, and Ir. cuille a quill.] 1. One of the large feathers of a bird s wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English