A small paper; a note; a short letter. "I got your melancholy billet." Sterne.
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. Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. W. Irving.
A small stick of wood, as for firewood. They shall beat out my brains with billets. Shak.
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. Knight.
A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
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