Quills
[kwɪlz]
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of quills, denotes to the literary inclined a season of success. To dream of them as ornaments, signifies a rushing trade, and some remuneration. For a young woman to be putting a quill on her hat, denotes that she will attempt many conquests, and her success will depend upon her charms.
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Examples
- The method of supporting the wires on tall posts was then adopted by Mr. Cooke, the wires being insulated from the posts at the points of suspension, by passing them through quills. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I had some quills to make into pens. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- These messages were placed on delicate films, rolled up, and packed in quills. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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