ETYM Perhaps from French quille ninepin (see Kayless); but cf. also German kiel a quill. Mid. High Germ. kil, and Irish cuille a quill.
1. A bird's feather made into a pen for writing; SYN. quill pen.
2. A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog.
3. The hollow shaft of a feather; SYN. calamus, shaft.
Longue plume.
Plumard.
1. Organe protecteur des oiseaux. Une plume de paon.
2. (Au figuré) Écriture.
3. (Au figuré) Auteur. Une bonne plume.
1. To pierce with quills.
2. To wind (thread or yarn) on a quill.
3. To make a series of small rounded ridges in (cloth).