billet
heraldry
Also known as: billetté
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In heraldry, a "billet" is a charge represented as an oblong figure. When a field is described as "billety," it means it is studded or covered with these billets. The term "billet" itself can also refer to a piece of wood, often for firewood, or a bar of metal, particularly a piece of semifinished iron or steel. In a different context, "billet" as a verb means to assign lodging, often to soldiers.12345
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