Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.
Long, stiff, feathers on the wings or tail of a bird that aid in the generation of lift and thrust.
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Examples for "quill "
Examples for "quill "
1 However, anyone with a quill and an inkhorn can forge mundane text.
2 He heard the scraping of the quill on paper and he spun.
3 He dipped his quill , thought for a moment, and then began writing.
4 That's all.' He waved a quill dismissively, and I bowed and left.
5 There are actually boney quill knobs that are present on its forearm.
1 This register gate was moved by means of a segment and pinion .
2 Thanky, dear, you'r welcome to my ' pinion ef it's wuth any thing.
3 Her good name, with the rapidity of the eagle's pinion , was forfeited!
4 But it's my ' pinion you'll just damage the ship, an' do nothin'.'
5 Room through which the steering shaft moves to turn the pinion .
1 House Fly , - lark 's quill feather , - light brown silk,-ribbed with dark Ostrich herl for body,-legs grizzled hackle.
2 With a brush or quill feather go all over the ham with beaten yolk of egg.
3 Dun Midge,-lightestpart of a Thrush's quill feather , - pale yellow silk, ribbed with light orange,-legs yellow hackle.
4 Twitchbell-inside of lightest part of Starling's quill feather for wings, brown hackle for legs, brown Peacock's herl for body.
5 Pale Blue-light part of Starling's quill feather for wings, pale yellow silk for body, pale yellow dun hackle for legs and tail.
1 You need the middle of the flight feather , where the feather is strong.
2 Elrick was already wrenching out the long flight feathers from Saekrae's wing.
3 Small birds follow larger egg and nestling eaters, attacking their flight feathers .
4 The crosshilts were fashioned as raven wings, flight feathers partially spread.
5 Examination of their flight feathers reveals each bird's minimum age.
6 Ardemun even found the ground nest of a golden eagle and brought back some good flight feathers .
7 We found a few charred arrows with traces of red flight feathers and a confused scattering of hoof-prints.
8 Feathers were found on the specimen but it lacked the large flight feathers of birds and their closest relatives.
9 His tunic strained at the seams, and grease in his over-coiffed hair had attracted stray filaments from the arrows' flight feathers .
10 If any of the chickens persist in flying out we must clip the flight feathers of their wings (one wing, not both).
11 She molts her flight feathers shortly after she starts to lay eggs, so if he should disappear, all the nestlings and the female will die.
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