Etymology

quilly

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Today it means: Pertaining to or resembling a quill. Full definition →

First used 16th c.
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The story

From quill + -y.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. Pertaining to or resembling a quill.
  • from 18th c. With quills; quilled.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.