QUILL


Meaning of QUILL in English

/ kwɪl; NAmE / noun

1.

(also ˈquill feather ) a large feather from the wing or tail of a bird

2.

(also ˌquill ˈpen ) a pen made from a quill feather

3.

one of the long sharp stiff spines on a porcupine

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the senses hollow stem and shaft of a feather ): probably from Middle Low German quiele .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.