Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
quill pen noun
- another name for quill (def. 2)
Examples from the Web for quill pen Historical Examples of quill pen
We heard his quill-pen squeaking when we listened at the door.
E. Nesbit
But the barrel of my rifle was bitten together as a schoolboy does a pen—a quill-pen, I mean.
George MacDonald
When Michael Clones came to the doorway, Dyck laid down his quill-pen and eyed the flushed servant in disapproval.
Gilbert Parker
Students should practise themselves by translating figs. 132, 133 into fine, Quill-pen drawings.
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Edward Johnston
She scratched two lines with a quill-pen upon a slip of paper, which she folded while the ink was still wet.
M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon