Bill

bil, n. the beak of a bird, or anything like — v.i to join bills as doves’ to care fondly [A.S. bile the same word as the preceding, the iirimary meaning being, a cutting implement Bill, bil, n an account of money: a draft of a proposed law: a written engagement to pay a sum of money at a fixed date a placard or advertisement any written statement of particulars —Bill of exchange, a written order from one person to another, desiring the latter to pay to some specified person a sum of money at a fixed date -Bill of lading, a paper signed by the master of a ship, by which he makes himself responsible for the safe delivery of the goods specified therein.— Bill of fare, in a hotel, the list of dishes or articles of food. —Bill of health, an official certificate of the state of health on board ship before sailing —Bill of mortality, an official account of the births and deaths occurring within a given rime ['Lit.) a scaled paper, from Low L. bill a— bulla, a seal. See Bull, an edict Billet, bfl'ct, a little note or paper a ticket a igning quarters to soldiers. — to quarter or lodge, as soldiers. ["Fr. —dim. of Bill.] Billet, bil'et, n a small log of wood used as fuel. — fFr. billot bille, the young stock of a tree, prob. of Celt, orig., perh allied to Bole, the trunk of a tree Billet-doux, bil-e-doS', n a sweet note a love letter. [Fr bdlet, a letter, dou.r, sucet.] Billiards, bil'yardz, « a game played with a cue or mace and balls on a table having pockets at the sides and corners. [Fr. billard—bille, a hall Billingsgate, bil ing.z-g3.t, n. foul language like that spoken at Billingsgate (the great fish market of London) Billion, bd'yun, n, a million of millions (1,000,000,000,000) or, according to the French method of numeration, one you sand millions (1,000,000,000b [L. bis, twice, and Million Bilim an, bil'man, «. a soldier armed with a Billow. bil'O, «. a great wave of the sea swelled by the wind — to roll in large waves. [Ice. bylgj'a Sw. hblja, Dan. bolge, a wave-; root belg, to swell. See Bilge, Bulge.]