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billette1 (c.s.xii1)
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The form bilet is a cross reference to the following entry:

billette1 (c.s.xii1)

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billet;  bilet,  bilette, 
(pl. bellettz)  
  FEW:  *bilia 1,364a Gdf:  bilete 1,649c GdfC:  billette 2 8,326a TL: billete 1,976 DEAF:  bille 2 (billete)  DMF:  billette 2  TLF:  billette 2  OED:  billet n.2  MED:  billet n.2  DMLBS:  billettum 1 199a

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1logs, firewood: 
( 1358 )  Johan Rose [...] chargea sa dite nief ovesque bilet  500
2peg (of wood): 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  (In the harness) Devant les braceroles (=eyes) sunt billez (M.E. pinnes) Tailés de coteus ou de hachez  887
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  la billette ke tient Corusce (=anger, as name of wheel) si est surquidurie [sic]  9
3gamesimplementskittle: 
( MS: c.s.xii1 )  pyrgus -gi .i. campus alearum et pyramella -le .i. billet  i 45
4metalbar (of metal): 
( 1353 )  billettes d’or  i 338
5herald.billet (an oblong figure set upright): 
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cil ki porte dance e bilettes De or en asur a l’assaut court  121.874
( MS: c.1334 )  Monsire B.G., d’or a x bellettz de sable  m 4
ju de billette
fig.game of skittles, trifling matter: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Haut est la religiun de Clunnie & mult nette, Ben le sachez, beau frere, n’est pas giu de bilette  20.38
juer a billette
gamesto play skittles, undertake something lightly: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  De femme prendre a espuser N’est mie a billette juer  2406
billettes pudrés en l’escu
herald.billety: 
( c.1350; MS: s.xvin )  J. de E. porte d’azur a une fesse dauncee d’or ové billetz d’or poudrés en l’escu  324

See also:

billard 
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