Word Meaning

billet definition and meaning

n. A small paper; a note; a short letter.
n. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
v. t. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
n. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
n. A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
n. An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
n. A strap which enters a buckle.
n. A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
n. A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

Crossword clues for billet

- Allocated sleeping-place
- Provide lodgings
- Small log
- Soldier's lodgings