[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quilling \quill"ing\, n.
   a a band of linen, muslin, or the like, fluted, folded, or
       plaited so as somewhat to resemble a row of quills.
   b one of the rounded plaits or flutings of such a band.
       1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quill \quill\, v. t. imp.  p. p. quilled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   quilling.
   1. to plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings;
      as, to quill a ruffle.
      1913 webster

            his cravat seemed quilled into a ruff. --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   2. to wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. --judd.
      1913 webster
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