āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
Billet
01
āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
temporary accommodations for soldiers, often in civilian homes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a long day of training, they returned to their billets for rest.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏā§āĨ¤
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She smiled as she read the billet he had sent her earlier that morning.
āϏ⧠āĻšāĻžāϏāϞ āϝāĻāύ āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ āϝāĻž āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ
a large, solid block or length of wood
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fireplace was stocked with billets of wood for the winter nights.
āĻļā§āϤā§āϰ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3.1
āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻ, āĻāύāĻāĻ
a piece of metal, usually prepared for shaping or refining in manufacturing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After smelting, the metal was poured into billets for processing.
āĻāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻ-āĻ āĻĸā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04
āϏāĻā§āĻāĻž
decorative elements used in medieval architecture, especially in Romanesque designs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each column was intricately carved, with billets forming part of the design.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻ āϏāĻšāĨ¤
05
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϞā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
a shape used in heraldic designs, symbolizing strength or nobility
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The knight 's shield displayed three golden billets, symbolizing his achievements.
āύāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āĻāĨ¤
to billet
01
āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏā§āύāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to provide lodging, especially for military personnel, typically in civilian homes or non-military facilities
Transitive: to billet sb | to billet sb somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Refugees were billeted in community centers after the disaster.
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϝā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻļāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āύā§āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
billet
bile
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