swanbill
English
noun
Definitions
- (mostly) A style of corset, worn at the start of the 20th century, with a rigid straight busk at the front, forcing the torso forward and causing the hips to jut out at the rear.
Etymology
Compound from English swan + English bill (note of charges for goods, the point of beyond the fluke, sheet of paper, cutting instrument, list).
Origin
English
bill
Gloss
note of charges for goods, the point of beyond the fluke, sheet of paper, cutting instrument, list
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas tree bill English
- Eurobill English
- acockbill English
- adzebill English
- bill English
- billability English
- billable English
- billboard English
- biller English
- billfish English
- billfold English
- billhead English
- billholder English
- billhook English
- billlike English
- billman English
- billpayer English
- billpaying English
- billposter English
- billposting English
- billsticker English
- billsticking English
- black swan English
- bluebill English
- boatbill English
- bristlebill English
- broadbill English
- brown-bill English
- cobswan English
- conebill English
- cranesbill English
- crookbill English
- crossbill English
- crowbill English
- duckbill English
- duebill English
- flatbill English
- handbill English
- hawksbill English
- hedgebill English
- hookbill English
- hornbill English
- ibisbill English
- ivorybill English
- misbill English
- nonswan English
- openbill English
- overbill English
- parrotbill English
- playbill English
- prebill English
- razorbill English
- rebill English
- ringbill English
- rosybill English
- sabrebill English
- saddlebill English
- sawbill English
- scimitarbill English
- scissorbill English
- sharpbill English
- shearbill English
- sheathbill English
- shoebill English
- shovelbill English
- showbill English
- sicklebill English
- silverbill English
- softbill English
- spikebill English
- spinebill English
- spoonbill English
- storksbill English
- superbill English
- swan English
- swanherd English
- swanless English
- swanlike English
- swanling English
- swanly English
- swanmark English
- swannery English
- swannish English
- swanny English
- swanship English
- swanskin English
- swordbill English
- thickbill English
- thornbill English
- toothbill English
- topbill English
- underbill English
- waxbill English
- waybill English
- wedgebill English
- weebill English
- whitebill English
- wrybill English
- yellowbill English
- bill French
- スワン Japanese
- bill Middle English
- bille Middle English
- swan Middle English
- bille Irish
- बिल Hindi
- บิล Thai
- bil Welsh
- బిల్లు Telugu
- bille Norman
- svan Volapük
- bil Tok Pisin
- ໃບບິນ Lao
- bil Hausa
- bill
- swan
- rebill
- swanny
- biller
- swanly
- cobswan
- wrybill
- sawbill
- waybill
- billman
- topbill
- weebill
- waxbill
- duebill
- prebill
- nonswan
- misbill
- swanherd
- hookbill
- billhook
- ibisbill
- shoebill
- Eurobill
- billfold
- swanmark
- swanlike
- swanskin
- billfish
- boatbill
- swanless
- softbill
- handbill
- flatbill
- swannish
- showbill
- conebill
- swanling
- playbill
- ringbill
- openbill
- adzebill
- billhead
- bluebill
- crowbill
- rosybill
- hornbill
- swannery
- billable
- overbill
- swanship
- billlike
- duckbill
- wedgebill
- spikebill
- hawksbill
- swordbill
- hedgebill
- shearbill
- spinebill
- razorbill
- whitebill
- billpayer
- crossbill
- ivorybill
- underbill
- crookbill
- thornbill
- sharpbill
- acockbill
- broadbill
- toothbill
- superbill
- spoonbill
- billboard
- sabrebill
- thickbill
- brown-bill
- parrotbill
- sheathbill
- billpaying
- black swan
- billposter
- storksbill
- silverbill
- sicklebill
- cranesbill
- saddlebill
- billholder
- yellowbill
- shovelbill
- billposting
- billability
- billsticker
- bristlebill
- scissorbill
- billsticking
- scimitarbill
- Christmas tree bill