Billet |
A small paper; a note; a short letter. |
n. |
Billet |
A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence. |
n. |
Billet |
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses. |
v. t. |
Billet |
A small stick of wood, as for firewood. |
n. |
Billet |
A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron. |
n. |
Billet |
An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round. |
n. |
Billet |
A strap which enters a buckle. |
n. |
Billet |
A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. |
n. |
Billet |
A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle. |
n. |
Billets-doux |
of Billet-doux |
pl. |