quill
noun
[ kwɪl ]
• any of the main wing or tail feathers of a bird.
• the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine, hedgehog, or other spiny mammal.
• another term for penne.
• "a dish of pasta quills tossed in a spicy tomato sauce"
• pan pipes.
quill
verb
• form (fabric) into small cylindrical folds.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘hollow stem’ and ‘shaft of a feather’): probably from Middle Low German quiele .
