quill
noun
one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.
quills
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pluralof quill.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As late as the 1800s, most commodities were cultivated: Cinnamon bark was peeled and rolled into quills, opium juiced from poppies, and tea leaves dried out in the sun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Each one is hand-plucked, which means you may spot a few black quills here and there; the company insists they’re harmless, and they disappear once cooked.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
BBC Scotland News understands bedding was discovered with porcupine quills in the straw.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
North American porcupines replaced these with a mix of insulating fur and long, needle-like quills that can be raised when they feel threatened.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
They had been given special, new quills for the exams, which had been bewitched with an Anti- Cheating spell.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
