Quilling

Quilling
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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  • Oliver Quilling — 2011 Dirk Oliver Quilling (* 26. Februar 1965 in Offenbach) ist ein deutscher Politiker (CDU) und seit dem 1. März 2010 Landrat des Landkreises Offenbach. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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