QUILLS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Quill

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kwɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

any of the main wing or tail feathers of a bird.

Short Definition:

any of main wing or tail feathers of bird

Definition:

the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine, hedgehog, or other spiny mammal.

Short Definition:

hollow sharp spines of porcupine, hedgehog

Examples:
  • a dish of pasta quills tossed in a spicy tomato sauce
Definition:

pan pipes.

Short Definition:

pan pipes

Word: Quill

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kwɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

form (fabric) into small cylindrical folds.

Short Definition:

form fabric into small cylindrical folds

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