A Quick and Simple Dictionary

quill

1. Noun.  The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
2. Noun.  A pen made from a feather.
3. Noun.  (figuratively) Any pen.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed., 1989..
4. Noun.  A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine as a defense against predators.
5. Noun.  A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
6. Verb.  To pierce or be pierced with quills.
7. Verb.  (figuratively) To write.
8. Verb.  To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
9. Verb.  To decorate with quillwork.