quilling

Noun

• A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills.
• A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
• Quillwork.
• The practice of blowing pepper or snuff through a quill into the nose of a woman who is giving birth, to induce sneezing and diaphragmatic contractions which will induce or hasten labor.

Verb

• Present participle of quill