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   Billard , n. (Zool.) An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written also billet and billit.]
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   Billet , n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See Bill a writing.]
   A small paper; a note; a short letter. “I got your melancholy billet.”  
   Sterne.
   
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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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   Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.]
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   The men who cling to easy billets ashore.
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   His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and there they rankle.
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   Billet, 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.
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   Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.
   W. Irving.
   
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   Billet, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown origin; a different word from bille ball. Cf. Billiards, Billot.]
   A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
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   They shall beat out my brains with billets.
   Shak.
   
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   (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
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   (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
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   (Saddlery) (a) A strap which enters a buckle. (b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
   Knight.
   
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   (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
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