'Billet' definitions:

Definition of 'billet'

From: WordNet
noun
A short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: note, short letter, line, billet]
noun
Lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
noun
A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation]
verb
Provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, billet, canton]

Definition of 'Billet'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • The men who cling to easy billets ashore. --Harper's Mag. [1913 Webster]
  • His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and there they rankle. --Pall Mall Mag. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Billet'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Billet'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • They shall beat out my brains with billets. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Saddlery) (a) A strap which enters a buckle. (b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'billet'

From: GCIDE
  • Billard \Bil"lard\, n. (Zool.) An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written also billet and billit.] [1913 Webster] Billbeetle

Synonyms of 'billet'

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