BILLOW


Meaning of BILLOW in English

■ noun

1》 a large undulating mass of cloud, smoke, or steam.

2》 archaic a large sea wave.

■ verb (of fabric) fill with air and swell outwards.

↘(of smoke, cloud, or steam) move or flow outward with an undulating motion.

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

C16: from ON bylgja .

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