The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quill \Quill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilling.]
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To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle.
His cravat seemed quilled into a ruff.
--Goldsmith. To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn.
--Judd.
Quilling \Quill"ing\, n.
A band of linen, muslin, or the like, fluted, folded, or plaited so as somewhat to resemble a row of quills.
One of the rounded plaits or flutings of such a band.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills. 2 A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper. 3 quillwork. vb. (present participle of quill English)
Wikipedia
Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. The paper is rolled, looped, curled, twisted and otherwise manipulated to create shapes which make up designs to decorate greetings cards, pictures, boxes, eggs, and to make models, jewelry, mobiles etc. These items can all be used as thoughtfully designed gifts which many people would highly appreciate. Quilling starts with rolling a strip of paper into a coil and then pinching the coil into shapes that can be glued together. There are advanced techniques and different sized paper that are used to create 3D miniatures, abstract art, and quilled flowers among many things.
Usage examples of "quilling".
Dozing beside the furnace, while the bellows-boy puffed it to full heat, I would daydream back to the scriptorium, and imagine myself carving a page on metal instead of quilling it on vellum, and from that page casting a copy in relief, from which in turn, by rubbing ink on paper.
Between the paddings and quillings, Motecuzóma's body showed firm and smooth and muscular.
The wing skeleton is dressed in styrene feather-foils with individual quilling of scapulars and primaries.