show bill

or showbill

noun

1. an advertising poster.
2. a list of attractions, as for a new theatrical season; roster.

show bill

noun

1. a poster advertising a play or show Also calledshow card

Word History and Origins

Origin of show bill¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

I think of getting up a show bill with list of prices affixed.

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Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?

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The Indian boy on the show bill was the nearest approach to a shape of life that met his gaze.

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There can be no doubt that the show-bill pictures of the menageries were in colors.

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