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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
billet
n 1: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get
there" [syn: note, short letter, line, billet]
2: lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office,
spot, billet, place, situation]
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter,
billet, canton]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. --W. Irving.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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They shall beat out my brains with billets. --Shak.
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2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
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3. (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of
wood either square or round.
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4. (Saddlery)
(a) A strap which enters a buckle.
(b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
--Knight.
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5. (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what
house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
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3. Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet
or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.]
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The men who cling to easy billets ashore. --Harper's
Mag.
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His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet,
and there they rankle. --Pall Mall
Mag.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Billard \Bil"lard\, n. (Zool.)
An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written
also billet and billit.]
[1913 Webster] Billbeetle
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Thesaurus Results for billet:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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