quillayin

[Mod. Latin quillay (a); -in.] [SAPONIN.] quilled, a. [Eng. quill; -ed.] *I. Ord. Lang .; Furnished with quills. (Used in composition.) "A sharp- quilled porcupine." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . II . , iii. 1. II. Her .: A term applied in describing a feather when the quill differs in color from the rest. quil-lět, subst . [A contract. of Latin quidlibet = Which pleases you? Which do you choose?] A nicety or subtlety; a quibble. "Quiddits and quillets that well may confound one." Tennant: Anster Fair, iv. 39.