Obs. [ad. Sp. cuello neck, collar:—L. collum neck.] A Spanish ruff. Also attrib.
1632. Massinger, City Madam, IV. iv. Your Hungerland bands, and Spanish quellio ruffs.
1633. Shirley, Triumph Peace, 9. I ha’ seene … Baboones in Quellios, and so forth.
1638. Ford, Lady’s Trial, II. i. Our rich mockado doublet, With our cut cloth-of-gold sleeves, and our quellio.
