quilled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of quilled
Example Sentences
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Make the most of flowers with subtle differences, such as Rudbeckia Henry Eilers, with its quilled petals.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
If you want something more unusual, look for spoon mums, quilled mums, or spider mums.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2021
The delicate items include Lucrezia Beerli-Bieler’s intricately cut filigrees, Kate Norris’s collages of wallpaper motifs and Ashley Chiang’s quilled mandala.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2020
Yes, his movie boasts stunning visuals—its storybook roses, fireworks, and forests shot in softly glowing colors, its palace rooms and farmhouses quilled with quaint detail.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2015
She had so many quilled things, and preferred them.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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