billety

adjective

bil·​lety

variants or less commonly billetty

ˈbilə̇tē,

-ə̇tē,

-i

or billetté

¦bilə̇¦tā,

F bēyətā

: charged or studded with heraldic billets

Word History

Etymology

French billeté, from billette billet (log)

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