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Definition of Billeted

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

Meaning of Billeted from wikipedia

- dwelling that was required to accept the soldier. Soldiers are generally billeted in barracks or garrisons when not on combat duty, although in some armies...
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- Look up billet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A billet is the place where a person is ****igned to sleep. Billet may also refer to: Billet (semi-finished...
- Guerric Billet (born 30 April 1996) is a French kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of Glory. He is a former ISKA World welterweight...
- Billet reading, or the envelope trick, is a mentalist effect in which a performer pretends to use clairvoyance to read messages on folded papers or inside...
- Manuel Billeter is a Swiss-born, New York-based cinematographer. Billeter studied film at Freie Universität Berlin, and taught at the New York Film Academy...
- Billeting Order (French: Le billet de logement) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Charles-Félix Tavano and starring André Berley, Jeanne Helbling...
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- A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy...
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