quillwork
noun
quillwork is spelled Q-U-I-L-L-W-O-R-K: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quillwork means “Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quillwork is quillworks.
How many letters and syllables are in quillwork?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-I-L-L-W-O-R-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quillwork?
Quillwork appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of quillwork
- quillworks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quillwork mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quillwork come from?
From quill + work.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).