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