"billet-doux" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɪl.eɪ ˈdu/, /ˈbi.jeɪ ˈdu/ Forms: billets-doux [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French billet doux (literally “sweet note”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|billet doux|lit=sweet note}} French billet doux (literally “sweet note”) Head templates: {{en-noun|billets-doux}} billet-doux (plural billets-doux)
  1. A love letter. Related terms: dulcet, dolce far niente, dolce vita
    Sense id: en-billet-doux-en-noun-p9GpX7Fe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"O heavenly, heavenly flowers!\" exclaimed Miss Sharp, and smelt them delicately, and held them to her bosom, and cast up her eyes to the ceiling, in an ecstasy of admiration. Perhaps she just looked first into the bouquet, to see whether there was a billet-doux hidden among the flowers; but there was no letter.",
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