quill pen

• Instrument d'écriture fabriqué à partir d'une grande plume d'oiseau, généralement d'oie ou de cygne, dont l'extrémité est taillée en pointe et fendue pour retenir l'encre. Il était le principal outil d'écriture avant l'invention de la plume métallique et du stylo-plume.

A writing instrument made from a large bird's feather, typically a goose or swan feather, with the tip sharpened and split to hold ink. It was the primary writing tool before the invention of the metal nib and fountain pen.

1. Writing instrumentB2formal

   A writing tool made from a large bird's feather, typically a goose or swan, with the tip sharpened and split to hold ink.

   plume d'oie (pour écrire)

   • The author wrote his manuscript with a quill pen.
   • In the museum, they displayed a quill pen used in the 18th century.
   • She dipped the quill pen into the inkwell before writing.