| Quill: English to English |
| Quill (n.) A hollow spindle. |
| 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. |
| Quill (n.) A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle. |
| Quill (n.) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine. |
| Quill (n.) One of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather. |
| Quill (n.) Something having the form of a quill |
| Quill (n.) The fold or plain of a ruff. |
| Quill (n.) The pen of a squid. See Pen. |
| Quill (n.) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments. |
| Quill (n.) The tube of a musical instrument. |
| Quill (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle. |
| Quill (v. t.) To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. |