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billet doux

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bil⋅let-doux

  [bil-ey-doo, bil-ee-; Fr. bee-yey-doo]
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–noun, plural bil⋅lets-doux  [bil-ey-dooz, bil-ee-; Fr. bee-yey-doo] .
a love letter.
Origin:
1665–75; < F: lit., sweet note. See billet 1 , douce
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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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