pied-billed grebe

[ pahyd-bild ]

/ ˈpaɪdˌbɪld /

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noun

an American grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, having a whitish bill with a black band around it.

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Origin of pied-billed grebe

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

If you read the reactions, she was billed as ‘Beauty and Brains.’
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The entire weekend was billed as a celebration of “the cultural community inspired by the legacy of Hip Hop [sic].”
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Haskell was also the second-billed executive producer of last weekend's telecast.
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Further, Blackwater was found to have over-billed the State Department by manipulating records.
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It was billed as a performance by “two of the biggest stars in musical history,” and fans were not disappointed.
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A second version of the False Claimant story is found in Le cerf au pied blanc.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
Liszt is a poet, not a chronicler; he must be read as such, and not be taken au pied de la lettre.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
It varies indifferently from a yellowish brown to a pied, and from a pied to a white.
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"No one is fair when hunting the pied-à-terre," I reminded her.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
My next duty was to see that every one of the 150 consignees received the goods that were billed to him.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train