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- billet (v.)[billet 词源字典]
- 1590s, "to assign quarters to," earlier, as a noun, "official record or register" (Middle English), from Anglo-French billette "list, schedule," diminutive of bille (see bill (n.1)) with -let. Related: Billeted; billeting.[billet etymology, billet origin, 英语词源]
- billet (n.1)
- thick stick of wood, mid-15c., from Middle French billette, diminutive of bille "stick of wood" (see billiards).
- billet (n.2)
- "document, note;" see billet-doux.