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The phrase "a quill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a writing instrument traditionally made from a feather, often associated with historical or artistic contexts.
Example: "In the 18th century, many authors preferred to write their letters with a quill rather than a modern pen."
Alternatives: "a feather pen" or "a writing quill".
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With a quill, no doubt.
an electric typewriter? a quill?
While cleaning the tank, he was stung in the palm by a quill.
A rat sits at a table, putting a quill pen to paper.
It is plucked with a quill plectrum or the bare fingertips.
The tailor, he went on, crafted a quill from a chicken bone.
Some were downy feathers; others were more structured, with shafts and vanes like a quill pen.
She is writing a letter, her hand tracking a quill across a sheet of paper.
Justin said his favorite activity so far had been learning to write with a quill pen.
We made a quill pen, like the one Dickens used, and managed some inky writing.
For a pen, he uses a quill made from a turkey feather.
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