单词 | billet |
释义 | bil·let 2 (bĭlĭt) n. 1. A short, thick piece of wood, especially one used as firewood. 2. One of a series of regularly spaced, log-shaped segments used as an ornamental motif on moldings in Norman architecture. 3. a. A small, usually rectangular bar of iron or steel in an intermediate stage of manufacture. b. A small ingot of nonferrous metal. 4. a. The part of a harness strap that passes through a buckle. b. A loop or pocket for securing the end of a buckled harness strap. [Middle English, from Old French billette, diminutive of bille, log, from Vulgar Latin *bilia, possibly of Celtic origin.] |
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