Billed

Billed
Billed Billed, a. Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed. [1913 Webster]

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  • -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 — Bill Bill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Billing}.] 1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. As pigeons bill. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To bill and coo}, to interchange caresses; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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