a small paper; a note; a short letter.-a ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.-to direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. hence: to quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.-a small stick of wood, as for firewood.-a short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.-an ornament in norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.-a strap which enters a buckle.-a loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.-a bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.