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Definitions for: Pellet
[n] a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
[n] a small sphere
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: shot
See Also: ball, ball, BB, BB shot, bird shot, buckshot, canister, canister shot, case shot, duck shot, globe, grapeshot, missile, musket ball, orb, projectile
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