quill
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How did the shabby offices of the late 1700s, with their dim lights, coal-burning fireplaces and quill pens, evolve into the sleek, high-tech work environments that we know today?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
The set list mixed new songs with old favorites: “Bloody Mary” into “Abracadabra” into “Judas” into the German-language “Sheiße,” which involved a bunch of oversize quill pens and a Last Supper-style tableau.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
Written using quill and ink, the letter dated 4 September 1892 reveals the names of three engineers who installed a new type of light in the 30ft tower.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
When I told Julie that I planned to live for a year constitutionally—muskets, quill pens, and all—her reaction was not “Huzzah!”
From Slate ● May 8, 2024
She hitched up the long roll of parchment on which she was writing her Arithmancy essay and continued to scratch away with her quill.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
The hollow spikes may have served as a defensive adaptation, functioning in a way similar to the quills of a porcupine by discouraging predators from attacking.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
Each one is hand-plucked, which means you may spot a few black quills here and there; the company insists they’re harmless, and they disappear once cooked.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
BBC Scotland News understands bedding was discovered with porcupine quills in the straw.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
A lot of images in the novel, including a dog with its muzzle covered in huge porcupine quills, were those I really saw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Augurey feathers are useless as quills because they repel ink.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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