quillaia bark

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Definition of quillaia bark in English English dictionary

A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona

To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn

A hollow spindle

To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill aruffle

Something having the form of a quill The fold or plain of a ruff

A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle

The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is

The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili

The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chilians instead of soap

Also called soap bark