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billets-doux

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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; < F: lit., sweet note. See billet 1 , douce
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bil·let-doux   (bĭl'ā-dōō')   
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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