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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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] ||

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Billard \Bil"lard\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written
     also billet and billit.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Billet \Bil"let\, n.
     Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or
     ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.]
  
           The men who cling to easy billets ashore. --Harper's
                                                    Mag.
  
           His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and
           there they rankle.                       --Pall Mall
                                                    Mag.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Billard \Bil"lard\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written
     also billet and billit.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what
        house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
           Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.     --W. Irving.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  billet
       n 1: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
            [syn: note, short letter, line]
       2: lodging for military personnel (especially in a private
          home)
       3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
          treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot,
           place, situation]
       v : provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, canton]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  billet
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 το εισιτήριο
     2 το χαρτονόμισμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  billet
     French n.
     1 ticket
     2 note, a brief message
     3 (short for billet de banque) banknote
     n.
     1 A short informal letter.
     2 A written order to quarter soldiers.
     3 A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
     n.
     A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or
  guests, usually by order.
     2 (lb en intransitive of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a
  private house.
     3 (lb en transitive) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.
     n.
     1 (lb en metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.
     2 A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
     3 A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for
  planting.
     4 (lb en heraldiccharge) A rectangle used as a charge on an
  escutcheon.
     5 (lb en architectural element) An ornament in Norman work,
  resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
     6 (lb en saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
     7 A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap<ref>(R:Knight
  AMD)</ref>.
     n.
     (alt form en billard  coalfish)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Billet
     German n.
     n (lb de Switzerland rare) (alternative spelling of de Billett)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  billet
     n.
     1 A short informal letter.
     2 A written order to quarter soldiers.
     3 A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
     n.
     A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or
  guests, usually by order.
     2 (lb en intransitive of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a
  private house.
     3 (lb en transitive) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.
     n.
     1 (lb en metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.
     2 A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
     3 A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for
  planting.
     4 (lb en heraldiccharge) A rectangle used as a charge on an
  escutcheon.
     5 (lb en architectural element) An ornament in Norman work,
  resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
     6 (lb en saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
     7 A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap<ref>(R:Knight
  AMD)</ref>.
     n.
     (alt form en billard  coalfish)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  billet
     French n.
     1 ticket
     2 note, a brief message
     3 (short for billet de banque) banknote
     n.
     1 A short informal letter.
     2 A written order to quarter soldiers.
     3 A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
     n.
     A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or
  guests, usually by order.
     2 (lb en intransitive of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a
  private house.
     3 (lb en transitive) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.
     n.
     1 (lb en metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.
     2 A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
     3 A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for
  planting.
     4 (lb en heraldiccharge) A rectangle used as a charge on an
  escutcheon.
     5 (lb en architectural element) An ornament in Norman work,
  resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
     6 (lb en saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
     7 A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap<ref>(R:Knight
  AMD)</ref>.
     n.
     (alt form en billard  coalfish)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Billet
     German n.
     n (lb de Switzerland rare) (alternative spelling of de Billett)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  billet
     French n.
     1 ticket
     2 note, a brief message
     3 (short for billet de banque) banknote
     n.
     1 A short informal letter.
     2 A written order to quarter soldiers.
     3 A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
     n.
     A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or
  guests, usually by order.
     2 (lb en intransitive of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a
  private house.
     3 (lb en transitive) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.
     n.
     1 (lb en metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.
     2 A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
     3 A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for
  planting.
     4 (lb en heraldiccharge) A rectangle used as a charge on an
  escutcheon.
     5 (lb en architectural element) An ornament in Norman work,
  resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
     6 (lb en saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
     7 A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap<ref>(R:Knight
  AMD)</ref>.
     n.
     (alt form en billard  coalfish)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Billet
     German n.
     n (lb de Switzerland rare) (alternative spelling of de Billett)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  billet
     Ranska n.
     1 kirjelappu, kirje
     2 lippu, matkalippu
     3 ''~ de banque'' seteli
     4 ''~ de loterie'' lottokuponki
     5 ''~ de blog/blogue'' blogikirjoitus, blogaus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  billet
     Franska n.
     1 biljett
     2 sedel

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:dan-eng ]

  billet /bʔilˈεt/
  bill, ticket, note

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Billet /bˈɪlɪt/
  المنزل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  billet //ˈbɪlɪt// 
  1. сли́тък
  semi-finished length of metal
  2. цепеница
  short piece of firewood

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  billet //ˈbɪlɪt// 
  разкварти́рувам
  to lodge soldiers, or guests, in a private house

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  billet /bˈɪlɪt/ 
  ubytovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  billet /bˈɪlɪt/ 
  ubytování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  billet /bˈɪlɪt/
  Knüppel 
           Note: Metallurgie
           Note: metallurgy

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  billet /bˈɪlɪt/
  Posten , Job 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  billet /bˈɪlɪt/
  Quartier , Unterkunft  [mil.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  billet /bˈɪlɪt/
  Quartierschein , Quartierzettel  [mil.]

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  billet //ˈbɪlɪt// 
  1. kirjelappu
  short informal letter
  2. majoitusmääräys
  written order
  3. tanko
  semi-finished length of metal
  4. halko, pilke
  short piece of firewood

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  billet //ˈbɪlɪt// 
  1. olla majoitettuna
  to be lodged
  2. majoittaa 2.
  to direct where to lodge
   3.
  to lodge soldiers, or guests, in a private house

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  billet /bˈɪlɪt/
  1. levél
  2. beszállásolás
  3. beszállási utalvány
  4. tuskó
  5. beszállásolási utalvány
  6. farönk
  7. rövid támfa
  8. hasított tûzifa
  9. munkaterület
  10. tönk
  11. fadarab
  12. buga
  13. sakktáblaszerû pálcasoros párkánydísz
  14. sakktáblaszerû pálcasoros frízékítmény
  15. szállásutalvány
  16. fahasáb
  17. hengerelt félkész áru
  18. alkalmaztatás
  19. elszállásolás
  20. állás
  21. levélke
  22. bekvártélyozás
  23. zsindely
  24. rövid vastag gerenda
  25. kantárszár

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  billet /bˈɪlɪt/
  1. (ask.) askerlere kışlalar dışında temin edilen ikametgâh, konak yeri
  2. bu ikametgâhı temin için çıkarılan yazılı veya sözlü emir, konak tezkeresi
  3. iş, vazife, ödev
  4. pusula, not
  5. kütük, demir veya çelik çubuk
  6. konaklatmak, yerleştirmek, yer temin etmek.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  billet /bijˈɛ/
  bilhed (bilhedoù /bildˈu/)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  billet /bi.jɛ/ 
  биле́т
  Carte ou petit écrit qui donne entrée ou accès

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  billet /bi.jɛ/ 
  1. Beitrag, Eintrag
  Article de blogue
  2. Eintrittskarte, Ticket, Fahrkarte, Billett, Fahrschein
  Carte ou petit écrit qui donne entrée ou accès

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  billet /bijɛ/ 
  bill, ticket, note

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  billet /bi.jɛ/ 
  nota
  Petit écrit ; petite lettre missive

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  billet /bi.jɛ/ 
  bilietas
  Carte ou petit écrit qui donne entrée ou accès

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  billet /bijɛ/
  biljet, kaartje, plaatsbewijs, plaatskaartje

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  billet /bi.jɛ/ 
  1. bilhete, passagem
  Carte ou petit écrit qui donne entrée ou accès
  2. cédula, nota, apontamento, bilhete
  Petit écrit ; petite lettre missive

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  billet /bi.jɛ/ 
  1. entrada, posteo
  Article de blogue
  2. billete
  Petit écrit ; petite lettre missive

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  billet /bi.jɛ/ 
  sedel
  Petit écrit ; petite lettre missive

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  billet /bijˈɛ/ 
  1.  [Carte ou petit écrit qui donne entrée ou accès] bilet
  2.  [Petit écrit ; petite lettre missive] not

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɪɫət/, /ˈbɪɫɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  239 Moby Thesaurus words for "billet":
     achievement, acknowledgment, alerion, anchor, animal charge,
     annulet, answer, appointment, argent, armorial bearings, armory,
     arms, azure, bandeau, bar, bar sinister, baton, beam, bearings,
     bed, bend, bend sinister, berth, bestow, billet at, bivouac,
     blazon, blazonry, board, boarding, bordure, broad arrow, bunk,
     burrow, business letter, cadency mark, camp, canton, chaplet,
     charge, chevron, chief, chit, clapboard, coat of arms, cockatrice,
     colonize, come to anchor, communication, connection, cord,
     cordwood, coronet, crescent, crest, cross, cross moline, crown,
     deal, device, difference, differencing, dispatch, domesticate,
     domicile, domiciliate, driftwood, drop anchor, eagle, employment,
     engagement, ensconce, entertain, epistle, ermine, ermines,
     erminites, erminois, escutcheon, establish residence, falcon,
     favor, fess, fess point, field, file, firewood, flanch,
     fleur-de-lis, fret, fur, fusil, garland, gig, griffin, gules,
     gyron, harbor, hardwood, hatchment, helmet, heraldic device, hive,
     honor point, house, hut, impalement, impaling, incumbency,
     inescutcheon, ingot, inhabit, job, keep house, label, lath,
     lathing, lathwork, letter, line, lion, live at, locate, lodge, log,
     lozenge, lumber, mantling, marshaling, martlet, mascle, message,
     metal, missive, moonlighting, moor, motto, move, mullet, nest,
     nombril point, note, octofoil, office, opening, or, ordinary, orle,
     pale, paly, panelboard, paneling, panelwork, park, pean, people,
     perch, pheon, place, plank, planking, plyboard, plywood, pole,
     populate, position, post, puncheon, purpure, put up, quarter,
     quartering, relocate, reply, rescript, reside, rod, room, roost,
     rose, sable, saltire, scutcheon, second job, service,
     set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, shake,
     sheathing, sheathing board, sheeting, shelter, shield, shingle,
     sideboard, siding, sit down, situation, slab, slat, softwood,
     splat, spot, spread eagle, squat, stable, stand, station, stave,
     stay at, stick, stick of wood, stovewood, strike root, strip,
     subordinary, take residence at, take root, take up residence,
     tenne, tenure, three-by-four, timber, timbering, timberwork,
     tincture, torse, tressure, two-by-four, unicorn, vacancy, vair,
     vert, weatherboard, wood, wreath, yale
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 兵舍,军营;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 兵舍,军营,木柴块

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