quill

🇬🇧 UK/kwil/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A large feather, especially one used as a writing pen; a sharp spine of a porcupine or hedgehog.

羽毛笔;(豪猪等的)刺

v.

To pierce with quills; to write.

用刺刺穿;书写

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
quillother
=quill

Common Collocations

  • 1.quill pen羽毛笔
  • 2.goose quill鹅毛笔
  • 3.porcupine quill豪猪刺
  • 4.dip a quill蘸羽毛笔

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The scholar dipped his quill into the inkwell and began writing.

  • 2.

    A porcupine's quills can pierce skin and are difficult to remove.

  • 3.

    She signed the historic document with a goose quill pen.

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