billet

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for billet

billet 🔊 /bɪˈlʌt or bɪˈlɪt/

billet : ලෝහ යෂ්ටිය

billet : භට නවාතැන

billet : තුණ්ඩුව

billet : රක්ෂාව

billet : පත්‍රය

billet definition

Noun.

  1. A small paper; a note; a short letter.
  2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
  3. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
  4. A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
  5. An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
  6. A strap which enters a buckle.
  7. A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
  8. A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.

Transitive verb. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.