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Quill

speaker

Meaning

Noun

The lower
of a
,
the
barbs.
A
made from a feather.
Any pen.
A
,
, and
needle-like structure that
the
of a
or
as a
against predators.
A
of
, especially of
or
,
into a tube.
The
of a squid.
In Music:
The
with which
the
of certain instruments.
In Music & Writing instruments:
The
of a
instrument.
In Weaving:
Something having the form of a
, such as the
or
of a
, or (weaving) a
, or
, upon which the
for the
is
in a shuttle.

Verb

To
with
. (Usually in the
, as be
or get
.)
To write.
To form
into small,
folds.
To
with quillwork.
In American English, Appalachian English & Canadian English:
To
(a
who is
) to the
of
(blowing
into her
to
or
labor).

Name

A
from Irish.
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