different between quillet vs quiller

English

Uncertain. Possibly a shortening of earlier quillity, itself of uncertain origin, or from Latin quidlibet (“anything”).

quillet (plural quillets)

Uncertain. Possibly from Anglo-Norman/Old French cueillette (“uncultivated strip of land for the gathering of herbs, berries, snails, etc.”).

quillet (plural quillets)

(now regional) A small plot of land; historically: a strip of land that together with others like it formed a larger field.

quill +? -er

quiller (plural quillers)

One who creates decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
- 1999, Malinda Johnston, Paper quilling: beautiful paper filigree to make in a weekend (page 6)
  Some quillers make small wooden stands resembling trees, with horizontal "branches" over which they hang the strips.

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