BILLET
\bˈɪlɪt], \bˈɪlɪt], \b_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t]\
Definitions of BILLET
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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for military personnel (especially in a private home)
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a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
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lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
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provide housing for (military personnel)
By Princeton University
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A small paper; a note; a short letter.
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A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
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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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A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
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A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
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An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
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A strap which enters a buckle.
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A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
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A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
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Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig.
By Oddity Software
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A small paper; a note; a short letter.
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A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
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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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A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
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A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
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An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
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A strap which enters a buckle.
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A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
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A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
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Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig.
By Noah Webster.
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A small stick or log of wood used for fuel; a note or short letter; a ticket directing a soldier to board and lodge at a certain house; a place where a soldier is lodged; in the World War, the village or camp to which a soldier was sent for rest and non-fighting work after his duty in the trenches.
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To be quartered or lodged.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To lodge, as soldiers, in a private house.
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A note; requisition; a soldiers lodging; quarters.
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A short thick stick of wood.
By James Champlin Fernald
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