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BILLET
position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
(noun) a job in an organization; “he occupied a post in the treasury”
billet
(noun) lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
note, short letter, line, billet
(noun) a short personal letter; “drop me a line when you get there”
quarter, billet, canton
(verb) provide housing for (military personnel)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
billet (plural billets)
A short informal letter.
A written order to quarter soldiers.
Etymology 2
Noun
billet (plural billets)
A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
(figurative) Berth; position.
Verb
billet (third-person singular simple present billets, present participle billetting or billeting, simple past and past participle billetted or billeted)
(transitive, of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
(intransitive, of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.
(transitive) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.
Etymology 3
Noun
billet (plural billets)
(metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.
A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
(heraldiccharge) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.
(architecture) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
(saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.
Etymology 4
Noun
billet (plural billets)
Alternative form of billard (“coalfish”)
Anagrams
• LIBlet, Litbel
Source: Wiktionary
Bil"let, n. Etym: [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.
Bil"let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Billeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Billeting.] Etym: [From Billet a ticket.] (Mil.)
Definition: 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.
Bil"let, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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