Definition of Billows

1. Noun. (plural of billow) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of billow) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Billows

1. billow [v] - See also: billow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Billows

billitonites
billman
billmen
billon
billons
billow
billow maidens
billowed
billowier
billowiest
billowiness
billowing
billowing(a)
billowing mitral valve syndrome
billowingly
billows (current term)
billowy
billpayer
billpayers
billpaying
bills
bills of attainder
bills of exchange
bills of lading
bills of particulars
bills of rights
bills payable
billy

Literary usage of Billows

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outing (1893)
"The third day out nearly all recovered, and the rolling of the vessel on the dark blue billows caused the giddy sensation no longer. ..."

2. Beacon Lights of Patriotism: Or, Historic Incentives to Virtue and Good by Henry Beebee Carrington (1894)
"SEPARATE AS billows, BUT ONE AS THE SEA. From Address by Senator ALEXANDER STEPHENS, at Washington, upon the unveiling of Carpenter's picture representing ..."

3. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India. : An Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1776)
"... the billows grey Foam round: Fair Doto, fir'd with rage divine, Darts through the wave, and onward o'er the brine The f lovely Nyfe and Nerine ..."

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