|
| quill [ kwil ] |
noun (plural quills) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. large feather: a large stiff feather from a bird's wing or tail, or the hollow shaft of such a feather
|
2. pen made from feather shaft: an old-fashioned pen made from the shaft of a feather
|
3. spine: a sharp hollow spine on the body of a porcupine or hedgehog
|
4. textiles spindle or bobbin: a spindle or bobbin onto which thread or yarn is wound
|
5. mechanical engineering hollow shaft: in a mechanical device, a hollow shaft in which a second independently rotating shaft is enclosed
|
transitive verb (past and past participle quilled, present participle quill·ing, 3rd person present singular quills) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. textiles wind thread: to wind thread or yarn onto a spindle or bobbin
|
2. handicraft make folds in something: to make small rounded folds in fabric, e.g. to make a ruff
|
| [15th century. Origin ?] |
