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Bil"low (&unr_;), n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b&ö;lge, Sw. b&ö;lja; 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.
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Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll.
Cowper.
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2. A great wave or flood of anything. Milton.
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Bil"low, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billowed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Billowing.] To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. “The billowing snow.” Prior.
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