Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
BILLETS
Noun
billets
plural of billet
Verb
billets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of billet
Anagrams
• LIBlets, bellist, bestill
Source: Wiktionary
BILLET
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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