quilled

[ kwild ]

adjective
  1. rolled or incurved into a narrow tubular form.

Origin of quilled

1
First recorded in 1720–30; quill + -ed3

Words Nearby quilled

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How to use quilled in a sentence

  • Now, however, the informal type replaces the stiff, formal quilled flowers of that period.

  • His wings have been quilled thrice, and are now up again: he will be able to fly after us to Ireland, if he be willing.

    The Journal to Stella | Jonathan Swift
  • Would nothing fit yon theatrical ijiot but stamping my new quilled Regents flat?

    The League of the Leopard | Harold Bindloss
  • Every bit of her quilled and crimped hear-gear and neckwear, once as white as snow, was ruined.

    Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks | William Elliot Griffis
  • The center of the flower is of small quilled petals, pure white in color.