Meaning of billet-doux | Babel Free

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A love letter.

Examples

“"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.”

“Adonis calls for a 'pick-me-up' before he has strength enough to answer a billet-doux from Venus.”

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