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billet2

Syllabification: (bil·let)

Pronunciation: /ˈbilit/

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Definition of billet

noun

a thick piece of wood.
a small bar of metal for further processing.
Architecture each of a series of short cylindrical pieces inserted at intervals in decorative hollow moldings.
Heraldry a rectangle placed vertically as a charge.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French billette and billot, diminutives of bille 'tree trunk', from medieval Latin billa, billus 'branch, trunk', probably of Celtic origin