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Entry 9 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Billet

/bĭl'-ət/ · Bil·let · IPA /ˈbɪlɪt/
01 n. A small paper; a note; a short letter.
  1. 1.
    A small paper; a note; a short letter.
  2. 2.
    A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
  3. 3.
    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.
02 v. t. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
imp. & p. p. Billeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Billeting
  1. 1.
    To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.(Mil.)
    “Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.” — W. Irving.
03 n. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
  1. 1.
    A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
    “They shall beat out my brains with billets.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.(Metal.)
  3. 3.
    An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.(Arch.)
  4. 4.
    A strap which enters a buckle.(Saddlery)
  5. 5.
    A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.(Her.)