The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pellet molding
Pellet \Pel"let\, n. [F. pelote, LL. pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf. Platoon.]
A little ball; as, a pellet of wax ? paper.
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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.