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noun • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • any sharply pointed projection • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||||||||
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noun • anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness • a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament • the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds verb • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • be proud of • deck with a plume • clean with one's bill • form a plume • dress or groom with elaborate care | ||||||||
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noun • A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink. • (used attributively, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly. | ||||||||
Quills Crossword Clue
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| New York Times13 Sep 2015 | Across 18 | |
| New York Times04 Oct 1999 | Across 21 | |
| New York Times05 Jan 1997 | Across 31 | |
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1 | 1 Across quills *
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4 | Like a porcupine's quills | |
5 | Plumes or quills traditionally fitted to arrows by fletchers or used as pens; or, long tufts of hair on the fetlocks of heavy horses
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The Guardian Quick -
03 Jul 2001 | The Guardian Quick / 03 Jul 2001 |
7 | Spikes on porcupine quills |
