Definition of Pellit
Pel"let (?), n. [F. pelote, LL.
pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf.
Platoon.] 1. A little ball; as, a
pellet of wax &?; paper.
2. A bullet; a ball for firearms. [Obs.]
Bacon.
As swift as a pellet out of a gun.
Chaucer.
Pellet molding (Arch.), a narrow band
ornamented with smalt, flat disks.
Pel"let, v.&?;. To form into small
balls. [Obs.] Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Usually small and compressed, symmetrical hard chunk of matter. Ex: Wood pellet
- Lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns
- Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for that species, as it can't excrete feces.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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