BILLET (2)

billet (2). Billet, n. a small letter, ticket, small log of wood, ingot

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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.