n.
- a main wing or tail feather of a bird.
▸the hollow shaft of a feather, especially the lower part that lacks barbs.
- a pen made from a quill.
- a hollow sharp spine of a porcupine, hedgehog, etc.
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(quills)
another term for penne.
v.
form (fabric) into small cylindrical folds.
Etymology
ME: prob. from Mid. Low Ger. quiele.