Billet

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