1. (n.) A small paper; a note; a short letter.

2. (n.) A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.

3. (v. t.) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.

4. (n.) A small stick of wood, as for firewood.

5. (n.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.

6. (n.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.

7. (n.) A strap which enters a buckle.

8. (n.) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.

9. (n.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

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