2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. ``As
pigeons bill.'' --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
{To bill and coo}, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Billed — Billed, a. Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; used in composition; as, broad billed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-billed — / bild/ combining form Having a bill of the stated type • • • Main Entry: ↑bill … Useful english dictionary
Billed — Biled Billed Billéd … Deutsch Wikipedia
billed-ID — bil|led ID (el. billed id) sb., billed ID’et, billed ID’er, billed ID’erne … Dansk ordbog
billed-id — bil|led id (el. billed ID) sb., billed id’et, billed id’er, billed id’erne … Dansk ordbog
-billed — [[t] bɪld[/t]] COMB in ADJ billed combines with adjectives to indicate that a bird has a beak of a particular kind or appearance. ...yellow billed ducks … English dictionary
billed — adjective having a beak or bill as specified a thick billed bird a long billed cap • Similar to: ↑beaked • Usage Domain: ↑combining form … Useful english dictionary
billed — adjective having a bill especially of a specified kind usually used in combination < spoon billed > … New Collegiate Dictionary
billed — /bild/, adj. having a bill or beak, esp. one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in combination): a yellow billed magpie. [1350 1400; ME; see BILL2, ED3] * * * … Universalium
billed — [[t]bɪld[/t]] adj. cvb zool. having a bill or beak, esp. of a specified kind (usu. used in combination): a yellow billed magpie[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
