cálamo — meaning in English

English meaning

• pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
• quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.

Senses

cálamo is used for these senses in English:

• pen (figurative) A writer, or their style.
• 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.

pen — full definition

1. noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
2. noun A small fenced enclosure for keeping animals.
3. verb To write something, especially a piece of text.
4. verb To shut an animal or person into an enclosed space.

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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