quillwork

Ornamental work made of or with quills; quilling. quill, v . t . [QUILL. 8.] [Wedgwood prefers the derivation from the Guernsey enquiller =to pleat; O. Fr.cuillir =to gather, to cull.] To plait; to form with pleats or small ridges like quills or reeds. "What they called his cravat was a piece of white linen, quilled with great exactne ."- Tatler , No. 257. quil-lā-ia, quil-lāja (i, jas y), quil-la-ya, s. [Latinized from native name.] 1. Bot .: The typical genus of Quillaise (q. v.). Large evergreen trees, with undivided leaves, five petals, ten stamens, and five single-celled ovaries. Three or four species are known; all from South America. Quillaja saponaria is the Quillai or Cullay. 2. Chem .: The bark of the Quillaya saponaria . with alcohol. Its aqueous infusion is used for It is used as a source of saponin, which is extracted washing, and giving a head to stale beer.