~ 1
■ noun a civilian house where soldiers are lodged temporarily.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) lodge (soldiers) in a civilian house.
Origin
ME (orig. denoting a short written document, later a written order requiring a householder to lodge the bearer): from Anglo-Norman Fr. ~te , dimin. of bille (see bill 1 ).
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 a thick piece of wood.
↘a small bar of metal for further processing.
2》 Architecture each of a series of short cylindrical pieces inserted at intervals in Norman decorative mouldings.
3》 Heraldry a rectangle placed vertically as a charge.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~te and billot , diminutives of bille 'tree trunk', from med. L. billa , billus 'branch, trunk', prob. of Celtic origin.