Definition of quill

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Quill (n.) The pen of a squid. See Pen.

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Quill :: Quill (n.) A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill..
Tranquilizing :: Tranquilizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tranquilliz.
Stationery :: Stationery (n.) The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, pens, ink, quills, blank books, etc..
Tranquillizer :: Tranquillizer (n.) One who, or that which, tranquilizes..
Order :: Order (n.) Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve order in a community or an assembly..
Spinet :: Spinet (n.) A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used..
Tranquilization :: Tranquilization (n.) Alt. of Tranquillizatio.
Tertiary :: Tertiary (a.) Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial; -- said of quills.
Peace :: Peace (v.) Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions; tranquillity of mind or conscience..
Wurraluh :: Wurraluh (n.) The Australian white-quilled honey eater (Entomyza albipennis).
Pen :: Pen (n.) An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving..
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief..
Peace :: Peace (v.) A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repos.
Calamary :: Calamary (n.) A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called squids. See Squid..
Ease :: Ease (n.) Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind..
Cop :: Cop (n.) A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
Velum :: Velum (n.) A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes).
Stifle :: Stiff-tailed (a.) Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.
Quietism :: Quietism (n.) Peace or tranquillity of mind; calmness; indifference; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction.
Tranquillize :: Tranquillize (v. t.) To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind..
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