Difference between thread and quill
Definitions
noun
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- any long object resembling a thin line
verb
- thread on or as if on a string
- pass through or into
- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
- pass a thread through
- 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.
Definitions
noun
- the hollow spine of a feather
- pen made from a bird's feather
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- 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.
