Meaning of BILLET in English

Use in sentences of BILLET

Meaning of BILLET in English

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

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