Difference between thread and quill

thread

Definitions

noun

  1. the raised helical rib going around a screw
  2. the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
  3. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
  4. any long object resembling a thin line

verb

  1. thread on or as if on a string
  2. pass through or into
  3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
  4. pass a thread through
  5. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

Examples

But for the watermark, the thickness of the paper and the missing security thread, the note, reportedly obtained from a private bank, looked like genuine currency for all practical purposes.

His mane is a little threadbare and Mum threatens to bin him calling him moth-eaten!

A lot of things are a lot smoother and less of a drag now than they were four and a half months ago—finding the food on the left side of my plate, threading my left arm into my left shirtsleeve, typing, reading.

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quill

Definitions

noun

  1. the hollow spine of a feather
  2. pen made from a bird's feather
  3. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
  4. a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog

Examples

· The tailstock quill is brought into working position (Fig. 14) whereby special attention must be given to quill cleanliness.

My Mom took a job as a nursing orderly in a mental hospital where sleeping pills and tranquillisers were easily obtainable.

Quills were the chief writing implement from the 6 th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid 19 th century.

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