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billet-doux
bil·let-doux
/
ˈbɪl
eɪˈdu, ˈbɪl
i-;
French
bi
yeɪˈdu
/
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[
bil
-ey-
doo
,
bil
-ee-;
French
bee-yey-
doo
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
bil·lets-doux
/
ˈbɪl
eɪˈduz
,
ˈbɪl
i-
;
French
bi
yeɪˈdu
/
Show Spelled
[
bil
-ey-
dooz
,
bil
-ee-
;
French
bee-yey-
doo
]
Show IPA
.
a
love
letter.
Origin:
1665–75;
<
French:
literally, sweet note. See
billet
1
,
douce
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World English Dictionary
billet-doux
(ˌbɪlɪˈduː,
French
bijɛdu)
—
n
,
pl
billets-doux
old-fashioned
,
jocular
or
a love letter
[C17: from French, literally: a sweet letter, from
billet
(see
billet
1
) +
doux
sweet, from Latin
dulcis
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
billet-doux
also billet doux, 1670s, "love letter," from Fr., lit. "sweet note," from billet "document, note" (dim. of bille; see
bill
(1)) + doux "sweet," from L. dulcis (see
dulcet
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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