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A quill is a writing tool made from the wing feather of a large bird. Quill may also refer to: Computer software *Quill, a word processor developed by Psion (company), Psion *Quill (software), a 1982 suite of tools for literacy development *QUILL, a programming language used in Quintiq software *The Quill Adventure System, a 1983 computer program to write adventure games *Quill, an automated narrative generator from Narrative Science *Oculus Quill, a painting and animation software for virtual reality *Quill, a messaging service/chat app purchased by Twitter in December 2019 and shut down in December 2021. Films *Quill (film), ''Quill'' (film), a 2004 Japanese movie *Quills (film), ''Quills'' (film), a 2000 English movie Mechanical parts *Quill (bicycle part), a component that connects handlebars to the steerer tube of the fork *Quill drive, a mechanism to connect drive shafts together so they need not be oriented in the same direction *The protruding movable shaft in the tailst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A quill is a writing tool made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal- nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. As with the earlier reed pen (and later dip pen), a quill has no internal ink reservoir and therefore needs to periodically be dipped into an inkwell during writing. The hand-cut goose quill is rarely used as a calligraphy tool anymore because many papers are now derived from wood pulp and would quickly wear a quill down. However, it is still the tool of choice for a few scribes who have noted that quills provide an unmatched sharp stroke as well as greater flexibility than a steel pen. Description The shaft of a flight feather is long and hollow, making it an obvious candidate for being crafted into a pen. The process of making a quill from a feather involves curing the shaft to harden it, then fashioning its tip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
