A surname. / A village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4048).

present participle of pill

Balls of fibre formed on clothing through usage, often called pill or pills.

plural of pilling

plural of Pilling

(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. / Hyponyms: tablet, caplet, capsule, lozenge

(intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber. / To form into the shape of a pill. / (transitive) To medicate with pills.

(obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark. / To peel; to make by removing the skin. / To be peeled; to peel off in flakes. / (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.

(obsolete) The peel or skin.

(now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.