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Billet

Billet (billet)
n.((?))
Bil"let
[F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See Bill a writing.]
  1. A small paper; a note; a short letter.
    "I got your melancholy billet." Sterne.
  2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.

Billet

Billet (billet)
v. t.
Bil"let
  1. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.

    Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.
    W. Irving.

Billet

Billet (billet)
n.
Bil"let
  1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.

    They shall beat out my brains with billets.
    Shak.

  2. A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
  3. An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
  4. A strap which enters a buckle.
    (b)
  5. A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

Billet

Billet (billet)
n.
Bil"let
  1. Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig.
    [Colloq.]

    The men who cling to easy billets ashore. Harper's Mag.

    His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and there they rankle. Pall Mall Mag.













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