quilled

[ kwild ]

adjective

1. rolled or incurved into a narrow tubular form.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quilled¹

First recorded in 1720–30; quill + -ed ³

Example Sentences

For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.

From Scientific American

Make the most of flowers with subtle differences, such as Rudbeckia Henry Eilers, with its quilled petals.

From Seattle Times

They love anything handmade or embellished, such as quilled or pop-up cards.

From Washington Post

If you want something more unusual, look for spoon mums, quilled mums, or spider mums.

From Salon

The latter is mostly black, reflecting dark glimmers that amplify the eeriness of the piece’s dramatically lit artificial landscape, which is made partly of quilled paper.

From Washington Post