billet

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɪlɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪlɪt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bylet, from Anglo-Norman billette (“list, schedule”), from bille +‎ -ette, from Latin bulla (“document”). ==== Noun ==== billet (plural billets) A short informal letter. A written order to quarter soldiers. A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery. ===== Derived terms ===== billet reading ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle French billette (“schedule”), from bullette, diminutive form of bulle (“document”), from Medieval Latin bulla, hence cognate with etymology 1 above. ==== Noun ==== billet (plural billets) A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge. Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team. An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship. (figurative) Berth; position. ==== Verb ==== billet (third-person singular simple present billets, present participle billeting or (rare) billetting, simple past and past participle billeted or (rare) billetted) (transitive, of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order. (intransitive, of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house. (transitive) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English billet, bylet, belet, billette, from Old French billette, from bille (“log, tree trunk”), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile (“tree”)). ==== Noun ==== billet (plural billets) (metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal. A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood. A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting. (heraldry) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon. (architecture) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round. (saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle. A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== billon ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== billet (plural billets) Alternative form of billard (“coalfish”). === References === “billet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === LIBlet, Litbel == Danish == === Etymology === From French billet. === Noun === billet c (singular definite billetten, plural indefinite billetter) ticket (admission to entertainment, pass for transportation) ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “billet” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From Old French billette, from Latin bulla. See French boulette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.jɛ/ Homophone: biais === Noun === billet m (plural billets) note, a brief message billet doux ― billet-doux ticket billet de train ― train ticket billet d'avion ― plane ticket billet de banque ― banknote ellipsis of billet de banque (“banknote”) distributeur de billets ― cash machine ==== Derived terms ==== billetterie billetiste ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “billet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012