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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.

Origin of quilling

First recorded in 1630–40; quill + -ing1

quill

[kwil]

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.
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.
Machinery.
  1. a hollow shaft or sleeve through which another independently rotating shaft may pass.
  2. a shaft, joined to and supported by two other shafts or machines, for transmitting motion from one to the other.
  3. a rotating toolholder used in boring or facing internal angles.
a musical pipe, especially one made from a hollow reed.

verb (used with object)

Textiles.
  1. to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges, as along the edge of a garment, hem, etc.
  2. to wind on a quill, as yarn.
to penetrate with, or as if with, a quill or quills.
to extract a quill or quills from: to quill a duck before cooking it.

Origin of quill

1375–1425; late Middle English quil; compare Low German quiele, German Kiel
Related formsquill-like, adjective
Can be confusedquail quell quill
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British Dictionary definitions for quilling

quilling

noun

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

quill

noun

  1. any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a bird
  2. the long hollow central part of a bird's feather; calamus
a bird's feather made into a pen for writing
any of the stiff hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog
a device, formerly usually made from a crow quill, for plucking a harpsichord string
angling a length of feather barb stripped of barbules and used for the body of some artificial flies
a small roll of bark, esp one of dried cinnamon
(in weaving) a bobbin or spindle
a fluted fold, as in a ruff
a hollow shaft that rotates upon an inner spindle or concentrically about an internal shaft

verb (tr)

to wind (thread, yarn, etc) onto a spool or bobbin
to make or press fluted folds in (a ruff)

Word Origin for quill

C15 (in the sense: hollow reed or pipe): of uncertain origin; compare Middle Low German quiele quill
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Word Origin and History for quilling

quill

n.

c.1400, "piece of reed or hollow stem of a feather," probably related to Middle High German kil "quill," from Low German quiele, of unknown origin. Meaning "pen made from a (goose) quill" is from 1550s; that of "porcupine spine" is from c.1600.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
quilling in Science

quill

[kwĭl]

The hollow shaft of a feather, the bottom of which attaches to the bird's skin.
One of the sharp hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog.
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