"quilling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quillings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quilling (countable and uncountable, plural quillings)
  1. (obsolete) A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-quilling-en-noun-~nebopW9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 9 33 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 5 37 14 12
  2. A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-quilling-en-noun-nlHsoupI
  3. Quillwork. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-quilling-en-noun-xGEM~CDd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 9 33 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 5 37 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 8 39 13 12
  4. (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies) The practice of blowing pepper or snuff through a quill into the nose of a woman who is giving birth, to induce sneezing and diaphragmatic contractions which will induce or hasten labor. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-quilling-en-noun-ekA0oeBb Categories (other): American English, Appalachian English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 9 33 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 5 37 14 12

Verb

Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} quilling
  1. present participle and gerund of quill Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: quill Related terms: quillwork
    Sense id: en-quilling-en-verb-wAGZN4Gu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 9 33 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 5 37 14 12

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