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   Bil·let

   /ˈbilət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thick piece of wood.
   • ▪ a small bar of metal for further processing.
   • ▪ each of a series of short cylindrical pieces inserted at intervals in decorative hollow moldings.
   • ▪ a rectangle placed vertically as a charge.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French billette and billot, diminutives of bille ‘tree trunk’, from medieval Latin billa, billus ‘branch, trunk’, probably of Celtic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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