Schreibfeder — meaning in English

English meaning

• quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.

Senses

Schreibfeder is used for these senses in English:

• quill A pen made from a feather.
• quill Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.

quill — full definition

1. noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
2. noun A pen made from a large feather, historically used for writing.
3. noun One of the sharp, barbed spines on a porcupine or hedgehog.

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