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billets-doux

 [bil-ey-doo, bil-ee-; Fr. bee-yey-doo]   Origin

bil·let-doux

   [bil-ey-doo, bil-ee-; Fr. bee-yey-doo]
noun, plural bil·lets-doux  [bil-ey-dooz, bil-ee-; Fr. bee-yey-doo] .
a love letter.
Origin:
1665–75; < French: literally, sweet note. See billet1, douce
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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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