Hypertext Webster Gateway: "billet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Billet \Bil"let\, n.
Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or
ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.]
The men who cling to easy billets ashore. --Harper's
Mag.
His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and
there they rankle. --Pall Mall
Mag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. --Shak.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Billard \Bil"lard\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written
also {billet} and {billit}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. --W. Irving.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
billet
n : for military personnel (especially in a private home)
v : provide housing for, of military personnel [syn: {quarter},
{canton}]
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