*bille, n.f., billiard-ball; marble taw (to play with); a log, balk (of timber). Faire une —; to hole a ball.
*billebaude, n.f., hurly-burly, confusion. À la —; in confusion, in disorder.
*billet, n.m., note, letter; bill, hand-bill; ticket, label; promissory note; billet (for quartering soldiers); note of hand; circular letter. — à vue, à ordre; bill payable at sight, to order. — payable à présentation; bill payable on demand. — de complaisance; accommodation bill. — véreux; unsafe bill. — échu; bill due. Faire les fonds d’un —; to provide for a bill. J’en ai fait mon —; I gave my promissory note for it. — de banque; bank-note. — à porteur; to bearer. — à ordre; to order. — doux; love-letter. — d’entrée; entrance-ticket. — blanc; a blank. — de logement; billet. — d’aller; single ticket. — d’aller et retour; return ticket.
*billeté, -e, adj., ticketed; labeled; (her.) billeted.
billeter, v.a., to ticket, to label; to billet.
*billette, n.f., notice to pay toll; (her.) billet.
*billevesée, n.f., idle story, foolish trash, crochet, stuff, nonsense.
billion, n.m., one thousand millions.
*billon, n.m., base coin; place where base coin is received (to be melted); (agri.) ridge. Monnaie de —; copper money.
*billonnage, n.m., dealing in base coin; (of land) ridging.