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quilling

[kwil-ing]

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noun

the flutes or ridges in quilled material.

quilled fabric, lace, ribbon, etc.

copping.

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Origin:
1630–40; quill + -ing¹

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noun

one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.

the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather.

a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing.

one of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog.

a plectrum of a harpsichord.

EXPAND

a roll of bark, as of cinnamon, formed in drying.

a reed or other hollow stem on which yarn is wound.

a bobbin or spool.

a toothpick.

10.

Machinery.

a hollow shaft or sleeve through which another independently rotating shaft may pass.

a shaft, joined to and supported by two other shafts or machines, for transmitting motion from one to the other.

a rotating toolholder used in boring or facing internal angles.

11.

a musical pipe, especially one made from a hollow reed.

COLLAPSE

verb (used with object)

12.

Textiles.

to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges, as along the edge of a garment, hem, etc.

to wind on a quill, as yarn.

13.

to penetrate with, or as if with, a quill or quills.

14.

to extract a quill or quills from: to quill a duck before cooking it.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English quil; compare Low German quiele, German Kiel

Related forms

quill-like, adjective

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quilling (ˈkwɪlɪŋ)

—n
	decorative craftwork in which a material such as glass, fabric, or paper is formed into small bands or rolls that form the basis of a design

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Word Origin & History

quill

c.1400, "piece of reed or hollow stem," probably related to M.H.G. kil "quill," from Low Ger. quiele, of unknown origin. Meaning "pens made from quills" is from 1550s; that of "porcupine spines" is from c.1600.

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quill

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