quill

/kwɪl/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
quills

Meaning

  1. pluma de escribir

    • She writes with a quill.

      Ella escribe con una pluma.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

feather

feather is the general word; quill specifically means a writing pen made from a feather.

Similar in other languages

German

Federkiel

Federkiel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "quill pen."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa quill?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She writes with a ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a quill?

noun

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