billets-doux

Definition of billets-douxnext
plural of billet-doux

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  • Hotel Chelsea, which looms large on West 23rd Street in Manhattan and in the history of American arts and letters as its greatest unofficial artists’ colony.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • After playing the game, students participate in creative writing exercises, including letters, journal entries or even original songs, that speak to their experience.
    Jane Charlton, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Billets-doux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billets-doux. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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