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billet

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1. billet - Noun

2. billet - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Writing, madam, is a mechanic part of wit. A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet. George Etherege

he occupied a post in the treasury Source: Internet

drop me a line when you get there Source: Internet

A breastplate is added, usually attached to the front billet. Source: Internet

A former classmate, whose dad owned an awesome third-generation Ram 1500 (with the billet grille! Source: Internet

A lot of emotion, obviously, but it was the first time since the incident that families and billet families had seen each other. Source: Internet

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