Definition of Quilled

1. a. Furnished with quills; also, shaped like quills.

Definition of Quilled

1. Adjective. having quills or similar structures ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a flower) having long, narrow petals or florets ¹

3. Adjective. created through the process of quilling ¹

4. Adjective. (context: of fabric) having small, rounded folds ¹

5. Adjective. decorated with quillwork ¹

6. Verb. (past of quill) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quilled

1. quill [v] - See also: quill

Medical Definition of Quilled

1. Furnished with quills; also, shaped like quills. "A sharp-quilled porcupine. " Quilled suture, a variety of stitch in which the threads after being passed deeply through the edges of a wound are secured about two quills or bodies of similar shape, in order to produce a suitable degree of pressure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quilled

quighted
quighting
quights
quill
quill feather
quill pen
quillai
quillaia
quillaia bark
quillaias
quillais
quillaja
quillajas
quillback
quillbacks
quilled (current term)
quiller
quillers
quillet
quillets
quilling
quillings
quillion
quillions
quillman
quillmen
quillon
quillons
quillow
quillows

Literary usage of Quilled

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"Semi-double quilled white. Golden yellow Tasselled lilac. Sulphur yellow. ... Double Indian yellow Late quilled yellow. quilled yellow. quilled pink. ..."

2. The American Gardener's Assistant: In Three Parts Containing Complete by Thomas Bridgeman (1869)
""White quilled. Pale buff, or orange. Changeable, red and orange on same plant. ... quilled yellow. Double Indian yellow. Double Indian white. Dark purple. ..."

3. A Manual for the Practice of Surgery by Thomas Bryant (1881)
"The quilled suture is very valuable, particularly in deep wounds, tending mor than ... The quilled suture. FIG. 40. suture can be applied in the same way. ..."

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