quilled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of quilled
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For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 12, 2022
Make the most of flowers with subtle differences, such as Rudbeckia Henry Eilers, with its quilled petals.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
They love anything handmade or embellished, such as quilled or pop-up cards.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
If you want something more unusual, look for spoon mums, quilled mums, or spider mums.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2021
Its handle was birchbark, bound tightly, quilled with sweet flowers.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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