billet-doux

(bē′yā do̵̅o̅, bil′ā-)

noun pl. billets-doux

a love letter

Origin: Fr, lit., sweet letter

See billet-doux in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bil·lets-doux (bĭlˌā-do͞ozˈ)
A love letter.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : billet, short note; see billet1

Origin: + doux, sweet (from Latin dulcis)

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