Billet \Bil"let\, n. Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.]

The men who cling to easy billets ashore. --Harper's Mag.

His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and there they rankle. --Pall Mall Mag.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Billet \Bil"let\, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown origin; a different word from bille ball. Cf. Billiards, Billot.]

1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.

They shall beat out my brains with billets. --Shak.

2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.

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

4. (Saddlery)
   (a) A strap which enters a buckle.
   (b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. --Knight.

5. (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Billard \Bil"lard\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written also billet and billit.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Billet \Bil"let\, n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See Bill a writing.]

1. A small paper; a note; a short letter. ``I got your melancholy billet.'' --Sterne.

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Billet \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)