quill

名词 quill:

1. pen made from a bird's feather
   同义词：quill pen
2. a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
3. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
   同义词：flight feather, pinion, quill feather
4. the hollow spine of a feather
   同义词：calamus, shaft

1. The duke wrote a letter with a quill pen.
   公爵用一根羽毛笔写信。

quill

n.（名词）
The hollow stemlike main shaft of a feather.Also called calamus
翎管：羽毛的中空的茎状羽干也作 calamus
Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.
翮羽：鸟身上较大的翅膀或尾部的羽毛
A writing pen made from the shaft of a feather.
羽毛笔：一种由羽毛的羽干制成的书写笔
Music
【音乐】
A plectrum for a stringed instrument of the clavichord type.
琴拨：用于翼琴类有弦乐器的拨子
A pipe having a hollow stem.
芦笛：主干中空的管乐器
A toothpick made from the stem of a feather.
羽毛管牙签：用羽毛的羽管制作的牙签
One of the sharp hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog.
硬毛：豪猪或刺猬身上锋利中空的刺的一种
A spindle or bobbin around which yarn is wound in weaving.
纡管；纬管：在纺织中绕以纱线的锭子或筒管
A hollow shaft that rotates on a solid shaft when gears are engaged.
套管轴：齿轮啮合时，在一固定机轴上旋转的中空轴
v.tr.（及物动词）
quilled,quill.ing,quills
To wind (thread or yarn) onto a quill.
将（线或纱）绕在纡管上
To make or press small ridges in (fabric).
打褶裥：在（织物）上制造或压制小褶裥

来源：
Middle English quil
中古英语 quil