BILLET-DOUX Bil`let-doux", n.; pl. Billets-doux. Etym: [F. billet note + doux sweet, L. dulcis.]
Defn: A love letter or note.
A lover chanting out a billet-doux. Spectator.
BILLETHEAD
Bil"let*head`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts off.
BILLFISH
Bill"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish (Tylosurus, or Belone, longirostris) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). (c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).
BILLHEAD
Bill"head`, n.
Defn: A printed form, used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.
BILL HOLDER
Bill" hold`er.
1. A person who holds a bill or acceptance.