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English Dictionary: billet	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for billet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
billet n a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" Synonym(s): note, short letter, line, billet lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" Synonym(s): position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation v provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, billet, canton]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Billet \Bil"let\, n. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Billet \Bil"let\, n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See {Bill} a writing.] 1. A small paper; a note; a short letter. [bd]I got your melancholy billet.[b8] --Sterne. 2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Billard \Bil"lard\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written also {billet} and {billit}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Billet \Bil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Billeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Billeting}.] [From {Billet} a ticket.] (Mil.) 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Billet \Bil"let\, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown origin; a different word from bille ball. Cf. {Billiards}, {Billot}.] 1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood. They shall beat out my brains with billets. --Shak. 2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron. 3. (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round. 4. (Saddlery) (a) A strap which enters a buckle. (b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. --Knight. 5. (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.