quill

quill

Q0032000 (kwĭl)n.1. The hollow stemlike main shaft of a feather. Also called calamus.2. Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.3. A writing pen made from the shaft of a feather.4. Music a. A plectrum for a stringed instrument of the clavichord type.b. A pipe having a hollow stem.5. A toothpick made from the stem of a feather.6. One of the sharp hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog.7. A spindle or bobbin around which yarn is wound in weaving.8. A hollow shaft that rotates on a solid shaft when gears are engaged.v. quilled, quill·ing, quills v.tr.1. To wind (thread or yarn) onto a quill.2. To make or press small ridges in (fabric).v.intr. To practice the art or craft of quilling.

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[Middle English quil.]

quill

(kwɪl) n1. (Zoology) a. any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a birdb. the long hollow central part of a bird's feather; calamus2. a bird's feather made into a pen for writing3. (Zoology) any of the stiff hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog4. (Music, other) a device, formerly usually made from a crow quill, for plucking a harpsichord string5. (Angling) angling a length of feather barb stripped of barbules and used for the body of some artificial flies6. (Botany) a small roll of bark, esp one of dried cinnamon7. (Textiles) (in weaving) a bobbin or spindle8. (Clothing & Fashion) a fluted fold, as in a ruff9. (Mechanical Engineering) a hollow shaft that rotates upon an inner spindle or concentrically about an internal shaftvb (tr) 10. (Textiles) to wind (thread, yarn, etc) onto a spool or bobbin11. (Clothing & Fashion) to make or press fluted folds in (a ruff)[C15 (in the sense: hollow reed or pipe): of uncertain origin; compare Middle Low German quiele quill]

quill

(kwɪl)

n. 1. one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird. 2. the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather. 3. a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing. 4. one of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog. 5. a plectrum of a harpsichord. 6. a roll of bark, as of cinnamon, formed in drying. 7. a reed, spindle, or tube upon which filling yarn is wound for weaving. 8. Mach. a hollow shaft or sleeve through which another independently rotating shaft may pass. v.t. 9. to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges. 10. to wind on a quill, as yarn. 11. to penetrate with, or as if with, a quill or quills. 12. to extract a quill or quills from. [1375–1425; late Middle English quil; compare Low German quiele, German Kiel] quill′-like`, adj.

quill

(kwĭl) The hollow shaft of a feather, the bottom of which attaches to the bird's skin.

quill

- The whistle of a steam engine.See also related terms for whistle.

Quill

 a roll of something resembling the shape of a quill; used in the phrase in a quill, i.e., in a body, in combination, or in concert.Examples: quill of dried bark, 1797; of cinnamon leaves; of females, 1690; of ropes, 1588.

quill

Past participle: quilled
Gerund: quilling

Imperative
quill
quill

Present
I quill
you quill
he/she/it quills
we quill
you quill
they quill

Preterite
I quilled
you quilled
he/she/it quilled
we quilled
you quilled
they quilled

Present Continuous
I am quilling
you are quilling
he/she/it is quilling
we are quilling
you are quilling
they are quilling

Present Perfect
I have quilled
you have quilled
he/she/it has quilled
we have quilled
you have quilled
they have quilled

Past Continuous
I was quilling
you were quilling
he/she/it was quilling
we were quilling
you were quilling
they were quilling

Past Perfect
I had quilled
you had quilled
he/she/it had quilled
we had quilled
you had quilled
they had quilled

Future
I will quill
you will quill
he/she/it will quill
we will quill
you will quill
they will quill

Future Perfect
I will have quilled
you will have quilled
he/she/it will have quilled
we will have quilled
you will have quilled
they will have quilled

Future Continuous
I will be quilling
you will be quilling
he/she/it will be quilling
we will be quilling
you will be quilling
they will be quilling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quilling
you have been quilling
he/she/it has been quilling
we have been quilling
you have been quilling
they have been quilling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quilling
you will have been quilling
he/she/it will have been quilling
we will have been quilling
you will have been quilling
they will have been quilling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quilling
you had been quilling
he/she/it had been quilling
we had been quilling
you had been quilling
they had been quilling

Conditional
I would quill
you would quill
he/she/it would quill
we would quill
you would quill
they would quill

Past Conditional
I would have quilled
you would have quilled
he/she/it would have quilled
we would have quilled
you would have quilled
they would have quilled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quill - pen made from a bird's feather quill penpen - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
	2.	quill - a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehogErinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog - small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spinesspine - a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish finhedgehog, porcupine - relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
	3.	quill - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a birdflight feather, quill feather, pinionfeather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birdswing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)primary feather, primary quill, primary - one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wingtail feather - feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird
	4.	quill - the hollow spine of a feathercalamus, shaftfeather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birdsrib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

Translations

大翎毛豪猪等动物的刺鹅毛笔

quill

(kwil) noun1. a large feather, especially the feather of a goose, made into a pen. 鵝毛筆 鹅毛笔，大翎毛 2. one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine). 某些動物(如豪豬)身上的尖刺 （豪猪等动物的）刺