| 单词 | quill |
| 释义 | quill (once / 1806 pages) n A quill is a feather, or the narrow tube of a feather's shaft — long ago used as a writing instrument. John Hancock didn't use a ballpoint to sign the Declaration of Independence, Silly. He used a quill! The quills of a bird's feathers seem ideally designed for dipping in ink and writing on paper — they're so perfect that this type of old-fashioned pen is also called a quill. In addition to birds, there are some mammals with quills, including porcupines and hedgehogs. We know that quill comes from the Low German quiele , but beyond that its origin is a mystery. WORD FAMILYquill: quills USAGE EXAMPLESMs. Quill, who spoke at the company’s forum in November, said in an interview that she was “cautiously optimistic” about the new production. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) “Cases that better present the Quill question are already well under way,” said Deborah White, general counsel of the group, which represents big-box stores. Wall Street Journal(Dec 12, 2016) The fire urchin has quills that are very toxic to humans - the shrimps avoid this danger by seeking out safe areas between the quills. BBC(Nov 28, 2016) 1n the hollow spine of a feather Syn|Hyper calamus, shaft rib a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant 2n a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog Hyper 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 3n pen made from a bird's feather Syn|Hyper quill pen pen a writing implement with a point from which ink flows 4n any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird Syn|Hypo|Hyper flight feather, pinion, quill feather primary, primary feather, primary quill one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing tail featherfeather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird sickle featherone of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster feather, plumage, plume the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
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