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Billed
Bill 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.
Billet
Billet 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.
billet
Billard Bil"lard, n. (Zo["o]l.) An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written also billet and billit.]
Billet
Billet 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.
Billet
Billet 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-doux
Billet-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.
Billeted
Billet 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.
Billeting
Billet 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-doux
Billet-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.
Dishabille
Dishabille 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.
duck-billed cat
Paddlefish Pad"dle*fish`, n. (Zo["o]l) A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and spoonbill sturgeon.
Gerbille
Gerbil 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.
Hook-billed marlin
Marlin Mar"lin, n. (Zo["o]l.) The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa h[ae]matica). Hook-billed marlin, a curlew.
long-billed dowitcher
Longbeak Long"beak`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The American redbellied snipe (Macrorhamphus scolopaceus); -- called also long-billed dowitcher.
Pied-billed grebe
Pied 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 grebe
Dabchick 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 blackhead
Ringbill Ring"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called also ring-billed blackhead. See Scaup.
Saw-billed widgeon
Widgeon 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 hummer
Sicklebill 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 widgeon
Widgeon 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 pigeon
Toothbill 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.

Meaning of Bille from wikipedia

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