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quill (n)
- plural
- quills
quill
English Definitions:
quill, quill pen (noun)
pen made from a bird's feather
quill (noun)
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather (noun)
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
quill, calamus, shaft (noun)
the hollow spine of a feather
quill (Noun)
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
quill (Noun)
A pen made from a feather.
quill (Noun)
Any pen.
quill (Noun)
A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
quill (Noun)
A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
quill (Verb)
To pierce or be pierced with quills.
quill (Verb)
To write.
quill (Verb)
To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
quill (Verb)
To decorate with quillwork.
Quill
A quill pen is a writing implement made from a moulted flight feather of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal-nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. The hand-cut goose quill is still used as a calligraphy tool, however rarely because many papers are now derived from wood pulp and wear down the quill very quickly. It is still the tool of choice for a few professionals and provides an unmatched sharp stroke as well as greater flexibility than a steel pen. In a carefully prepared quill the slit does not widen through wetting and drying with ink. It will retain its shape adequately and only requires infrequent sharpening and can be used time and time again until there is little left of it. The hollow shaft of the feather acts as an ink reservoir and ink flows to the tip by capillary action. The strongest quills come from the primary flight feathers discarded by birds during their annual moult. Generally the left wing is favored by the right-handed majority of writers because the feather curves away from the sight line, over the back of the hand, although because of the modern scarcity of substantial quills this is rarely a consideration as the curvature is not actually so pronounced as to cause any difficulty in the writing process.
Quill
A quill is a writing tool made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal-nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. As with the earlier reed pen (and later dip pen), a quill has no internal ink reservoir and therefore needs to periodically be dipped into an inkwell during writing. The hand-cut goose quill is rarely used as a calligraphy tool anymore because many papers are now derived from wood pulp and would quickly wear a quill down. However, it is still the tool of choice for a few scribes who have noted that quills provide an unmatched sharp stroke as well as greater flexibility than a steel pen.
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