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]
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]