Word: swanbills
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: swan
bills
Definition: Plural of swanbill. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: swan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
Affix: bill
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.