<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.</li><li>the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather.</li><li>a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing.</li><li>one of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog.</li><li>a plectrum of a harpsichord.</li><li>a roll of bark, as of cinnamon, formed in drying.</li><li>a reed or other hollow stem on which yarn is wound.</li><li>a bobbin or spool.</li><li>a toothpick.</li><li>Machinery: a hollow shaft or sleeve through which another independently rotating shaft may pass.</li><li>a shaft, joined to and supported by two other shafts or machines, for transmitting motion from one to the other.</li><li>a rotating toolholder used in boring or facing internal angles.</li><li>a musical pipe, especially one made from a hollow reed.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) Textiles: to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges, as along the edge of a garment, hem, etc.</li><li>to wind on a quill, as yarn.</li><li>to penetrate with, or as if with, a quill or quills.</li><li>to extract a quill or quills from: to quill a duck before cooking it.</li></ul>