bill and coo

Bill and Coo at MOCA’s Nest New outdoor installation, made of laminated glass, by Los Angeles-based artist Larry Bell.

Bill and Coo at MOCA’s Nest New outdoor installation, made of laminated glass, by Los Angeles-based artist Larry Bell.

The public face of the game in Britain, meanwhile, remains eternally cheery and the TV cameras were at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton on Tuesday to bill and coo over the Duchess of Cambridge, who made one of those worthy photocall visits where she hits a few balls with young hopefuls and lets it be known the future must be bright.

"Mamma doesn't bill and coo," the girl replied, with just a suggestion of resentment in her tone.

To bill and coo, to interchange caresses; Ð said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers.