quilling

Meanings

1. A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills.
2. A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
3. Quillwork.
4. 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.

1. present participle and gerund of quill