名詞 quill:

1. pen made from a bird's feather
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：flight feather, pinion, quill feather
4. the hollow spine of a feather
   同義詞：calamus, shaft

1. The duke wrote a letter with a quill pen.
   公爵用一根羽毛筆寫信。

quill

n.（名詞）
The hollow stemlike main shaft of a feather.Also called calamus
翎管：羽毛的中空的莖狀羽干也作 calamus
Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.
翮羽：鳥身上較大的翅膀或尾部的羽毛
A writing pen made from the shaft of a feather.
羽毛筆：一種由羽毛的羽干制成的書寫筆
Music
【音樂】
A plectrum for a stringed instrument of the clavichord type.
琴撥：用于翼琴類有弦樂器的撥子
A pipe having a hollow stem.
蘆笛：主干中空的管樂器
A toothpick made from the stem of a feather.
羽毛管牙簽：用羽毛的羽管制作的牙簽
One of the sharp hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog.
硬毛：豪豬或刺猬身上鋒利中空的刺的一種
A spindle or bobbin around which yarn is wound in weaving.
紆管；緯管：在紡織中繞以紗線的錠子或筒管
A hollow shaft that rotates on a solid shaft when gears are engaged.
套管軸：齒輪嚙合時(shí)，在一固定機(jī)軸上旋轉(zhuǎn)的中空軸
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
quilled,quill.ing,quills
To wind (thread or yarn) onto a quill.
將（線或紗）繞在紆管上
To make or press small ridges in (fabric).
打褶裥：在（織物）上制造或壓制小褶裥

來源：
Middle English quil
中古英語 quil