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Meanings of quill in English

Russian
гусиное перо
Portuguese
pena
Catalan
ploma d'ànec
Spanish
pluma
Wikidata

Writing implement made from the feather of a large bird.

        гусиное перо
        Portuguese
        pluma
        Catalan
        rèmige

        Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.

              pluma
              Portuguese
              raque

              The hollow spine of a feather.

                    raque

                    Reconnaissance satellite program.

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                            Usage of quill in English
                            1
                            However, anyone with a quill and an inkhorn can forge mundane text.
                            Spellwright
                            2
                            He heard the scraping of the quill on paper and he spun.
                            Blood and Bone
                            3
                            He dipped his quill, thought for a moment, and then began writing.
                            James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
                            4
                            That's all.' He waved a quill dismissively, and I bowed and left.
                            Sovereign
                            5
                            There are actually boney quill knobs that are present on its forearm.
                            Wired
                            6
                            The clerk picked up a quill to take minutes of the meeting.
                            The hangman's daughter
                            7
                            He dropped his quill and let his hand drop to his lap.
                            Secret of the seventh son
                            8
                            Herbeck dropped his quill, and there was a dream in his eyes.
                            The Goose Girl
                            9
                            Margaret rose, walked over to the table, and took up the quill.
                            Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
                            10
                            But not before pocketing the prince's latest unbroken quill from the table.
                            A Darker Shade of Magic
                            11
                            Seated two tables away, quill in hand, was Nicolas Fatio de Duilliers.
                            Quicksilver
                            12
                            At last he put the quill aside and massaged his cramped hand.
                            King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
                            13
                            A pen had to be made from the quill of a goose.
                            Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln / A...
                            14
                            Woodward asked of Matthew, and the clerk dipped his quill and nodded.
                            Speaks the Nightbird
                            15
                            We heard his quill pen squeaking when we listened at the door.
                            The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
                            16
                            Agamemnon agreed to go over to the bookstore to get a quill.
                            The Peterkin papers
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                            Translations for quill
                            Quill through the time
                            Quill across language varieties
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                            United States of America
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