quill (n.)

  1. pen made from a birds feather

    [ Syn: quill pen ]

  2. a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog

  3. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

    [ Syn: flight feather , pinion , quill feather ]

  4. the hollow spine of a feather

    [ Syn: calamus , shaft ]

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