Billet

[Bil·let]

Provide housing for (military personnel)

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A small paper; a note; a short letter.

Noun
a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Noun
lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)

Noun
a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"

Verb
provide housing for (military personnel)

n.
A small paper; a note; a short letter.

n.
A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.

v. t.
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.

n.
A small stick of wood, as for firewood.

n.
A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.

n.
An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.

n.
A strap which enters a buckle.

n.
A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.

n.
A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

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. "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

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.

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.
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.

A small paper; a note; a short letter.

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.

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