English Dictionary

billet

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbɪlɪt/

名詞

A short informal letter. / A written order to quarter soldiers. / A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.

日本語の意味

短い非公式な手紙 / 兵士を宿舎に割り当てるための書面による命令 / 抽選やくじ引きのために封印された券

After the meeting, she slipped a quick billet under his door to say thank you.

会議の後、彼女は感謝の気持ちを伝えるために短い非公式の手紙を彼のドアの下にそっと滑り込ませた。

意味（1）

A short informal letter.

However, when his cool reflections returned, he plainly perceived that his case was neither mended nor altered by Sophia's billet[…]

意味（2）

A written order to quarter soldiers.

意味（3）

A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.

A murmur of applause and gratitude arose from the crowd, which was soon interrupted by the preparations for distributing the tickets. Four pages, clothed in white and crimson, brought in two massive salvers, whose delicate carving was from the unrivalled graver of Benvenuto Cellini. These were filled with small sealed billets, from which the company were to draw, and afterwards open, in succession. The pages first approached and knelt before the Queens, who each took one of the billets, and then proceeded to distribute the remainder among the rest.

billets （ plural ）