quilled

Adjective

quilled (comparative more quilled, superlative most quilled)

1. Having quills or similar structures.
   • In Ireland have I seen this stubborn Cade
     Oppose himself against a troop of kerns,
     And fought so long till that his thighs with darts
     Were almost like a sharp-quill'd porpentine;1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
   • He leaned down to inspect a white-quilled cactus, and then spotted a different kind with skinnier branches and only a few drab spines.2010, T. Lloyd Winetsky, Maria Juana's Gift: A Novel, Sunstone Press, published 2010, →ISBN, page 148
2. Having long, narrow petals or florets.
   • In the wild state the flowers are single—that is to say, only the outer florets are strap-shaped, and usually of a rosy-lilac tint, with yellowish disc florets; but under cultivation, all the florets have become ligulate or quilled […]1889, William Robinson, The English Flower Garden: Style, Position, And Arrangement, John Murray, published 1899, page 291
3. Created through the process of quilling.
4. Having small, rounded folds.
   • Round the throat is a ruff of white muslin, quilled in large reverse plaids; […]1844, Louisa Stuart Costello, Memoirs of Eminent Englishwomen, Volume 1, R. Bentley, page 169
   • He insensibly began to alter his appearance; his cravat seemed quilled into a ruff, and his breeches swelled out into a farlingale. I now fancied him changing sexes; and as my eyes began to close in slumber, I imagined my fat landlord actually converted into as fat a landlady.1909, Henry C. Shelley, Inns and Taverns of Old London, L.C. Page and Company
5. Decorated with quillwork.