quilling

noun4

1. •
   A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
2. •
   Quillwork.
3. •
   (US, Canada) 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.

   • [...] the midwife kept suggesting quilling. — 2002
4. •
   (no longer used) A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills.