billet

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

billets

1.
A short informal letter.
2.
A written order to quarter soldiers.
3.
A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
4.
A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
5.
Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team.
6.
An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
7.
(figuratively)(figurative) Berth; position.
8.
(metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.
9.
A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
10.
A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting.
11.
(heraldry) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.
12.
(architecture) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.

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verb

V_es/s

billets

V_ing/Gerund

billeting

V_ed/pp

billettingbilleted

1.
(transitive)(transitive, of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
2.
(intransitive)(intransitive, of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.
3.
(transitive)To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English bylet, from - billette (list, schedule), from bille + -ette, from Latin bulla (document).