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bil·let-doux
 (bĭl'ā-dōō') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. bil·lets-doux (bĭl'ā-dōōz') A love letter. [French : billet, short note; see billet1 + doux, sweet (from Latin dulcis).] |
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billet-doux
1673, "love letter," from Fr., lit. "sweet note," from billet "document, note" (dim. of bille) + doux "sweet," from L. dulcis.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Billet-doux
Bil`let-doux"\, n.; pl. Billets-doux. [F. billet note + doux sweet, L. dulcis.] A love letter or note. A lover chanting out a billet-doux. --Spectator.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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