Definisjon av quill på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
quill - a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
		spine a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
		porcupine, hedgehog relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
quill - the hollow spine of a feather
		calamus, shaft
		rib support resembling the rib of an animal
quill - pen made from a bird's feather
		quill pen
quill - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
		flight feather, pinion, quill feather
		plumage, feather, plume turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
		wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
		primary feather, primary quill, primary a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

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Substantiv
quill - The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
quill - A pen made from a feather.
quill - Any pen. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. , 1989.
quill - A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle -like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
quill - A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
quill - The pen of a squid.
quill - The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
quill - The tube of a musical instrument.
quill - Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
Verb
quill - To pierce or be pierced with quills.
quill - To write.
quill - To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
quill - To decorate with quillwork.

A quill pen is a writing implement made from a flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, metal-nibbed pens, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. The hand-cut goose quill is rarely still used as a calligraphy tool, mainly because many papers are derived from wood pulp and wear down the quill very quickly, but it is still the tool of choice for a few select professionals and does provide a sharp stroke, and more flexibility than a steel pen.

quill
A writing implement, made from a bird's feather.
quill
Part of the central axis of a feather, which bears no barbs and which is implanted in the skin.