Word
Billet
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
bil-let
Definition
- n. - A small paper; a note; a short letter.
- n. - A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what
house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
- v. t. - To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence:
To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
- n. - A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
- n. - A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
- n. - An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood
either square or round.
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