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tüske (süné), tollszár (madáré), vetülékcséve to quill: megmelleszt (libát), felcsévéz, fodorít* * *[kwil]1) (a large feather, especially the feather of a goose, made into a pen.) toll(szár) (madáré)2) (one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine).) tüske (süné)
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quill — ► NOUN 1) a main wing or tail feather of a bird. 2) the hollow shaft of a feather, especially the lower part that lacks barbs. 3) a pen made from a quill. 4) a hollow sharp spine of a porcupine, hedgehog, etc. ORIGIN probably from Low German… … English terms dictionary
quill-nib — quillˈ nib noun A quill pen shortened for use with a holder • • • Main Entry: ↑quill … Useful english dictionary
quill-pen — quillˈ pen noun A quill used as a pen adjective Using or suggestive of old fashioned, slow and protracted methods or style (in office or literary work) • • • Main Entry: ↑quill … Useful english dictionary
quill feather — noun any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird • Syn: ↑flight feather, ↑pinion, ↑quill • Derivationally related forms: ↑pinion (for: ↑pinion) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
quill-driving — quillˈ driving noun • • • Main Entry: ↑quill … Useful english dictionary
quill-feather — quillˈ feather noun A large stiff wing or tail feather • • • Main Entry: ↑quill … Useful english dictionary
quill|back — «KWIHL BAK», noun, plural backs or (collectively) back. a large, carplike, freshwater fish of the central and eastern United States, having a very long second ray in its dorsal fin that suggests a quill … Useful english dictionary
quill|wort — «KWIHL WURT», noun. any one of a group of grasslike pteridophytic plants with quill like leaves, growing especially in or near water … Useful english dictionary
quill — noun Quill is used before these nouns: ↑pen … Collocations dictionary
quill — [ kwıl ] noun count 1. ) a long thin sharp object like a stick that grows from the body of PORCUPINES and some other animals 2. ) a large feather from a bird 3. ) an old fashioned pen made from a bird s feather … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quill — noun 1》 a main wing or tail feather of a bird. ↘the hollow shaft of a feather, especially the lower part that lacks barbs. 2》 a pen made from a quill. 3》 a hollow sharp spine of a porcupine, hedgehog, etc. 4》 (quills) another term for penne.… … English new terms dictionary