Quill
Name for people
A quill is the hollow shaft of a feather, especially one cut and sharpened for writing before the advent of metal pens.
The word extends to the feather itself, to the sharp spines of a porcupine or hedgehog, and to various hollow, shaft-like objects.
As a verb, to quill is to pleat fabric into small ridges resembling feather shafts: a quilled collar.
Treated hide for manuscripts
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
cursive · scribe · scriptorium · vellum · ink · nib · scroll · dip pen
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
penmanship · cursive · scribe · scriptorium · vellum · ink · nib · scroll · dip pen · blotter
spine
Column of vertebrae
spike · keratin · defense · bristle · needle · sharp · quillwork · hollow · shed · rattle
- Office BrandsOffice Depot, OfficeMax, Avery, Scotch, Paper Mate
- Sci-Fi CharactersLuke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Princess Leia, Chewbacca
- web appsGoogle Docs, Canva, Figma, Medium, WordPress
- Text SoftwareGoogle Docs, pages, nano, Joplin, Micro
- Creative SoftwarePhotoshop, Blender, GIMP, After Effects, Maya
- sales taxsales tax, use tax, tax collection, tax rate, tax rates
Quillkeyboard
Array of input keys
ballpoint pen · touchscreen · typewriter · laser printer · computer
Quillemail
Digital written communication
text message · digital communication · instant message · tweet · word processor
- quill penFeather used for writing
- porcupine quillsSpiny rodent defense structures
- goose quillBird feather for writing
- paper quillingCraft using rolled paper
- quill writingScript made with feathers
- quill workDecoration using porcupine spines