billet - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'billet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Billet

[ n.]

- A small paper; a note; a short letter.
- A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
- A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
- 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.
- A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

2 . Billet

[ v. t.]

- To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.

Meaning of 'billet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . billet

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a short personal letter

Example in sentence:

drop me a line when you get there

Meaning (2):
- a job in an organization

Example in sentence:

he occupied a post in the treasury

Nearby Words:

bilabiate bilaciniate bilalo bilamellate bilamellated bilaminar bilaminate biland bilander bilateral

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