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单词 quilling
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quillingn.1

Brit. /ˈkwɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪlɪŋ/
Forms: see quill v. and -ing suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quill v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < quill v. + -ing suffix1.
1.
a. The action or process of winding thread or yarn on to a quill. Cf. quill n.1 3b.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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

Brit. /ˈkwɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪlɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quill n.1, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < quill n.1 (compare quill n.1 2b) + -ing suffix1.
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.
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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).
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