Feathered; having wing feathers or quills (now only as the second element of compounds: see sense 2). Later also (Heraldry): having feathers of a…
| 单词 | θ41399 |
| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [adjective] > quilled (of porcupine) (2) penned?a1500 Feathered; having wing feathers or quills (now only as the second element of compounds: see sense 2). Later also (Heraldry): having feathers of a… quilled1606 Esp. of a porcupine or hedgehog: covered with or having quills. Also figurative. Cf. quill, n.1 1a 4. |
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