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quill

/kwɪl/
noun
  1. The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.

  2. A pen made from a feather.

    Similar: feather pen, quill pen

  3. Any pen.

    "He picked up his quill and wrote a poem."

Synonymsfeather pen, quill pen
verb
  1. To pierce or be pierced with quills.

  2. To write.

  3. To form fabric into small, rounded folds.

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