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BilledBill Bill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Billing.]
1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.]
2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. ``As
pigeons bill.' --Shak.
To bill and coo, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves;
also of demonstrative lovers. --Thackeray. Billed
Billed Billed, a.
Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in
composition; as, broad-billed.
BilletBillet Bil"let, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown
origin; a different word from bille ball. Cf. Billiards,
Billot.]
1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
They shall beat out my brains with billets. --Shak.
2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
3. (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of
wood either square or round.
4. (Saddlery)
(a) A strap which enters a buckle.
(b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
--Knight.
5. (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle. billetBillard Bil"lard, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written
also billet and billit.] BilletBillet Bil"let, n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See
Bill a writing.]
1. A small paper; a note; a short letter. ``I got your
melancholy billet.' --Sterne.
2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what
house to lodge; as, a billet of residence. BilletBillet Bil"let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Billeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Billeting.] [From Billet a ticket.] (Mil.)
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To
quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. --W. Irving. Billet-douxBillet-doux Bil`let-doux", n.; pl. Billets-doux. [F. billet
note + doux sweet, L. dulcis.]
A love letter or note.
A lover chanting out a billet-doux. --Spectator. BilletedBillet Bil"let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Billeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Billeting.] [From Billet a ticket.] (Mil.)
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To
quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. --W. Irving. Billethead
Billethead Bil"let*head`, n. (Naut.)
A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat,
around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts
off.
BilletingBillet Bil"let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Billeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Billeting.] [From Billet a ticket.] (Mil.)
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To
quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. --W. Irving. Billets-douxBillet-doux Bil`let-doux", n.; pl. Billets-doux. [F. billet
note + doux sweet, L. dulcis.]
A love letter or note.
A lover chanting out a billet-doux. --Spectator. DishabilleDishabille Dis`ha*bille", n. [See Deshabille.]
An undress; a loose, negligent dress; deshabille.
They breakfast in dishabille. --Smollett. Duck-billed
Duck-billed Duck"-billed`, a.
Having a bill like that of a duck.
GerbilleGerbil Ger"bil, Gerbille Ger`bille", n. [F. gerbille. Cf.
Jerboa.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of
the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble
the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe. Hook-billed
Hook-billed Hook"-billed`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a strongly curved bill.
Pied-billed grebePied Pied, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. ``Pied coats.' --Burton. ``Meadows trim
with daisies pied.' --Milton.
Pied antelope (Zo["o]l.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zo["o]l.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zo["o]l.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zo["o]l.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white. pied-billed grebeDabchick Dab"chick`, n. [For dabchick. See Dap, Dip, cf.
Dipchick.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the
grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called
also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper,
dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed
grebe. ring-billed blackheadRingbill Ring"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called also ring-billed
blackhead. See Scaup. Saw-billed widgeonWidgeon Widg"eon, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck. sickle-billed hummerSicklebill Sic"kle*bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of three species of humming birds of the genus
Eutoxeres, native of Central and South America. They
have a long and strongly curved bill. Called also the
sickle-billed hummer.
(b) A curlew.
(c) A bird of the genus Epimachus and allied genera. Spoon-billed
Spoon-billed Spoon"-billed`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end.
Spoonbilled widgeonWidgeon Widg"eon, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck. Stork-billed
Stork-billed Stork"-billed`, a.
Having a bill like that of the stork.
toothbilled pigeonToothbill Tooth"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon (Didunculus
strigiostris) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for
its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct
dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible
has two or three strong teeth toward the end. Its color is
chocolate red. Called also toothbilled pigeon, and
manu-mea. Twibilled
Twibilled Twi"billed, a.
Armed or provided with a twibil or twibils.
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Bille may
refer to:
Bille (given name)
Bille (surname)
Bille (Elbe), a
river in
Germany Billé, a French...
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Bille family.
Anders Bille (1600–1657)
Beate Bille (b. 1976)
Beate Clausdatter Bille (1526–1605)
Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790)
Ejler Bille (1910–2004)...
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Bille August RD (born 9
November 1948) is a
Danish director, screenwriter, and
cinematographer of film and television. August's 1987 film
Pelle the Conqueror...
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Monte Cristo is a 2024 English-language
television miniseries directed by
Bille August and
starring Sam Claflin. It is an
adaptation of the
Alexandre Dumas...
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Josef Bille (20
September 1944 - 1 July 2023) was a
German physicist. Born in Neuenkirchen),
Bille studied physics at
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology...
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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (/ˈaɪlɪʃ/ EYE-lish; born
December 18, 2001) is an
American singer and songwriter. She
first gained public attention...
- include:
Anders Bille (1600–1657),
Danish general Beate Bille (disambiguation),
multiple people Edmond Bille (1878–1959),
Swiss artist Ejler Bille (1910–2004)...
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Billé (French pronunciation: [bije]; Breton: Bilieg; Gallo: Bilhae) is a
commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine
department in
Brittany in
northwestern France...
- The
river Bille (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪlə] ) is a small, slow-flowing
German river in Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, a
right tributary...
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Bille is a
given name.
Notable people with the name include:
Bille August (born 1948),
Danish film and
television director Bille Eltringham,
British film...
