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ting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill. Sir H. Wotton.

The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chilians instead of soap. Also called soap bark.

An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, or Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback.

Furnished with quills; also, shaped like quills. "A sharp- quilled porcupine." Shak. Quilled suture (Surg.), a variety of stitch in which the threads after being passed deeply through the edges of a wound are secured about two quills or bodies of similar shape, in order to produce a suitable degree of pressure.…

Subtilty; nicety; quibble. "Nice, sharp quillets of the law." Shak.

inen, muslin, or the like, fluted, folded, or plaited so as somewhat to resemble a row of quills.

Any plant or species of the genus Isoetes, cryptogamous plants with a cluster of elongated four-tubed rushlike leaves, rising from a corm, and containing spores in their enlarged and excavated bases. There are about seventeen American species, usually growing in the mud under still, shallow water. So called from the sh…

A large fish of Florida and the W. Indies (Caulolatilus chrysops). It is red, marked with yellow.

The fruit of a Brazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius.).

A shell or shell-like dish or mold in which viands are served.

A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill.

Unquietness; restlessness. Sir W. Temple.

A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Jonquilla), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the rush-leaved daffodil. See Illust. of Corona.

Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans).

Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.

Of or pertaining to squills. [R.] "Squillitic vinegar." Holland.

The act of tranquilizing, or the state of being tranquilized.

To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind.

One who, or that which, tranquilizes.

Making tranquil; calming. " The tranquilizing power of time." Wordsworth. -- Tran"quil*i`zing*ly or Tran"quil*li`zing*ly, adv.