单词 | quilling |
释义 | quillingn.1 1. a. The action or process of winding thread or yarn on to a quill. Cf. quill n.1 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > winding > winding on spool or bobbin spooling-machinec1564 quillinga1641 bobbining1883 a1641 J. Smyth Lives Berkeleys in Berkeley MSS (1883) I. 167 The charges in sortinge, pickinge, beatinge..quillinge, weavinge..and the like. 1719 C. Rey Weavers True Case 7 Each Weaver is supposed to employ Two other People in winding, warping, drawing, quilling, &c. 1780 A. Young Tour Ireland (Dublin ed.) I. 315 Quilling, warping, and winding; the quilling by children. 1816 Times 16 Aug. 3/1 The various branches of dying, warping, winding, quilling. 1856 J. G. Whittier Ranger vii Leave your quilling, leave your spinning. 1909 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 33 88 There is..economy in child labour as far as..warping, quilling, weaving or finishing goes. 1943 H. R. Mauersberger Rayon Quilling 43 Winding, quilling of bobbins or quills may be accomplished automatically. 1994 J. Burnett Idle Hands ii. 48 Preparatory processes such as bobbinwinding, quilling and sizing. b. Music. The action of fitting the quills of a harpsichord, etc.; the result of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > making or fitting instruments > [noun] > fitting quills quilling1771 1771 C. Burney Present State Music France & Italy 38 The tone of the instrument is more delicate;..the touch very light, owing to the quilling. 1785 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) I. 440 I do not altogether despair of making something of your method of quilling. 1958 Musical Times 99 130 (advt.) A careful study of the old types of stringing, quilling, voicing, but especially how the general resonance was obtained. 1987 Early Music 15 ii. (advt.) I have left the quilling as Paul Jacobs had it, making a big and handsome sound. 2. A ribbon, strip of lace, or other piece of fabric, gathered or set into rounded folds, pleats, etc. Also: the action of gathering or setting fabric in such a way. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > gathered trimming quilling1655 shirring1882 shirr1891 1655 W. Strode Floating Island ii. iii. sig. C1v After all your Starching, Quilling, Turning, Seeking, Pinning; after your Jury of Pedlars, Tirewomen, Lacemakers and Semsters, still where's Concupiscence? 1790 A. M. Woodforde Let. 3 Sept. in Parson Woodforde Soc. Jrnl. (1972) V. iii. 56 Lady Bacon was dress'd in a striped muslin Gown and Coat..and a quilling of Black Lace at the edge. 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 247 Quillings or narrow edgings of lace. 1886 Peterson's Mag. Mar. 283/1 The lining..may be of any warm material, from flannel to plush, surrounded by a quilling and ruching of satin ribbon. 1943 J. Laver Fashion & Fashion Plates 1800–1900 16 As caps had ceased to be worn underneath, the intervening space was filled up with a quilling of lace. 1991 J. Litten Eng. Way Death 82 A quilling of the punched flannel is put round the face, and a band of it laid on behind. 3. U.S. The practice of blowing musical or distinctive sounds on the whistle of a steam locomotive. Cf. quill v. 6. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing wind instrument > [noun] > playing steam whistle quilling1945 1945 F. H. Hubbard Railroad Avenue ii. 8 The engineman put on a whistle of his own with a tone that suited him and then practised a technique of blowing it that would be distinctive. This was called ‘quilling’. 1966 Listener 14 Apr. 542/1 The variety of weird sounds he was able to extract from the six-tone engine whistle of his own property—an art known in railroad vernacular as ‘quilling’. 1975 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 22 July (Mag.) 15 The engineers practiced blowing their whistles to get the most desirable effects, an art that was called ‘quilling’. 4. Originally U.S. The craft of rolling or curling narrow strips of paper and affixing them to a surface to create decorative designs; = quillwork n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > others popinjay1322 serpent1388 moss-work1600 flame1602 frostwork1631 damask branch1634 mascaron1664 lacework1675 swash1680 branch-work1702 escallop-shella1706 festoon work1712 ovum1728 bricking1760 rising sun1787 ram's horn1842 linen-pattern1845 linen-scroll1854 wheel-rood1862 primal1875 patch ornament1878 tree1879 wheel-cross1882 skeuomorph1889 linenfold1891 taotie1915 boteh1917 pelta1935 starburst1953 quilling1972 towel-pattern- 1972 Sunday Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 23 Apr. c4/3 Try your hand at quilling—the latest of the great-grandmother skills to be revived for today's handworkers. 1986 N.Y. Times 9 Mar. xi. 12/5 Quilling is a 17th-century art form using tightly rolled paper column designs. 2003 W. Smedley Compl. Idiot's Guide to Scrapbooking (ed. 2) p. xiv You'll also find information on using traditional crafting methods, such as quilling, in your scrapbook. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). quillingn.2 slang and English regional (south-western). Now historical and rare. The action or practice of bribing electors in order to gain their votes, especially by providing free alcohol; (also) the action of drinking such alcohol. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > bribery > to secure vote treating1709 quilling1770 boroughmongering1798 borough-jobbing1803 boroughmongery1820 1770 A. Brice Mobiad iii. 68 When the Rabble have Liquor given 'em before, at, or after Elections, they say the Quill runs at such or such a House; and they getting themselves drunk by it they call Quilling. 1806 A. Jenkins Hist. & Descr. Exeter iv. 221 The pernicious practice of Quilling..commenced, and was continued..until the month of June following, attended with an enormous expence to the Candidates, and more injury than benefit to the Electors. 1859 Western Times (Exeter) 22 Oct. 6/2 Tory quilling in St. Sidwell's is doing its work effectively. Last week, a burgess, who had imbibed too freely of the gratis potations.., has lost his employment! 1931 Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Lit. & Art 63 147 Quilling, treating, bribing. A term used with regard to a practice which was unfortunately common in old time elections. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1a1641n.21770 |
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