BILLET

noun a strap which enters a buckle.

2. billet ·noun a small paper; a note; a short letter.

3. billet ·noun a small stick of wood, as for firewood.

4. billet ·noun a short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.

5. billet ·noun a bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

6. billet ·noun a loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.

7. billet ·noun an ornament in norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.

8. billet ·noun a ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.

9. billet ·add. ·noun quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. also used fig.

10. billet ·vt to direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. hence: to quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.