GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Billow , n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. bölge, Sw. bölja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See Bulge.]
   A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind.
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   Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll.
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   A great wave or flood of anything.
   Milton.
   
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   Billow, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Billowing.] To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. “The billowing snow.” 
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