Definition of billet

• 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.
• n. - A strap which enters a buckle.
• n. - A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
• n. - A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
• 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.
• n. - A strap which enters a buckle.
• n. - A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
• n. - A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.