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Pill , n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. Piles.]
- A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.1913 Webster
- Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.Udall.1913 Webster
Pill beetle (Zool.), any small beetle of the genus Byrrhus, having a rounded body, with the head concealed beneath the thorax. -- Pill bug (Zool.), any terrestrial isopod of the genus Armadillo, having the habit of rolling itself into a ball when disturbed. Called also pill wood louse.
1913 Webster
- A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.