Definition of quill

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Quill (n.) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine.

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Coquilla Nut :: Coquilla nut () The fruit of a Brazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius.).
Culverkey :: Culverkey (n.) An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Scilla nutans)..
Rectrix :: Rectrix (n.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird.
Tranquilizing :: Tranquilizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tranquilliz.
Order :: Order (n.) Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve order in a community or an assembly..
Squillae :: Squillas (pl. ) of Squill.
Quietude :: Quietude (n.) Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.
Cittern :: Cittern (n.) An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum..
Quill :: Quill (n.) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine.
Quillet :: Quillet (n.) Subtilty; nicety; quibble.
Skimback :: Skimback (n.) The quillback.
Quietism :: Quietism (n.) Peace or tranquillity of mind; calmness; indifference; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction.
Covert :: Covert (a.) One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
Sea Onion :: Sea onion () The officinal squill. See Squill.
Penguin :: Penguin (n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass..
Happy :: Happy (superl.) Experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours, happy thoughts..
Saururae :: Saururae (n. pl.) An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Archaeopteryx is the type. See Archaeopteryx, and Odontornithes..
Scillain :: Scillain (n.) A glucoside extracted from squill (Scilla) as a light porous substance.
Quillaia Bark :: Quillaia bark () The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chilians instead of soap. Also called soap bark..
Quill :: Quill (n.) A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle..
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