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billet-doux

/ˈbɪl.eɪ ˈdu/

billet-doux noun: a love letter.

Noun

billet-doux (plural billets-doux)

  1. A love letter.
    • "O heavenly, heavenly flowers!" exclaimed Miss Sharp, and smelt them delicately, and held them to her bosom, and cast up her eyes to the ceiling, in an ecstasy of admiration. Perhaps she just looked first into the bouquet, to see whether there was a billet-doux hidden among the flowers; but there...1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter IV, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 31
    • Adonis calls for a 'pick-me-up' before he has strength enough to answer a billet-doux from Venus.1873, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter VI, in Kenelm Chillingly: His Adventures and Opinions […], volume II, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book IV, page 253

billet-doux meaning in Tamil

billet-doux in Tamil

காதல் கடிதம் குறிப்பு

Forms of billet-doux

pluralbillets-doux
alternative formbillet doux

Origin of billet-doux

Borrowed from French billet doux (literally “sweet note”).

Questions about billet-doux

What does billet-doux mean?
Billet-doux means a love letter.
What is billet-doux in Tamil?
Billet-doux in Tamil is காதல் கடிதம் குறிப்பு. See Billet-doux meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is billet-doux?
Billet-doux is a noun.
How do you pronounce billet-doux?
Billet-doux is pronounced /ˈbɪl.eɪ ˈdu/.
What is the plural of billet-doux?
The plural of billet-doux is billets-doux.

Words near billet-doux in the dictionary

  1. billers
  2. billet
  3. billet barge
  4. billet barges
  5. billet reading
  6. billet-doux
  7. billet-master
  8. billet-masters
  9. billetable
  10. billeted
  11. billetee

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