Bil"lion (&?;), n. [F. billion, arbitrarily formed fr. L. bis twice, in imitation of million a million. See Million.] According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.
Bill"man (&?;), n.; pl. Billmen (&?;). One who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked ax. "A billman of the guard." Savile.
||Bil`lon" (&?;), n. [F. Cf. Billet a stick.] An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.
Bil"lot (&?;), n. [F. billot, dim. of bille. See Billet a stick.] Bullion in the bar or mass.
Bil"low (&?;), n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. bölge, Sw. bölja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See Bulge.] 1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind.
Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll.
Cowper.