HOME | Definition of billet-doux (BILLET-DOUX, Billet-doux)
Billet-doux \Bil`let-doux"\ (b[i^]l`l[asl]*d[=oo]"), n.; pl.
Billets-doux (b[i^]l`l[asl]*d[=oo]z"). [F. billet note +
doux sweet, L. dulcis.]
A love letter or note.
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A lover chanting out a billet-doux. --Spectator.
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