meaning of billet

1. A small paper; a note; a short letter.
2.
A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
3.
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
4.
A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
5.
A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
6.
An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
7.
A strap which enters a buckle.
8.
A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
9.
A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
10.
a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the ">treasury"


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