The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pelta
Pelta \Pel"ta\, n.; pl. Pelt[ae]. [L., a shield, fr. Gr. ?.]
(Antiq.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.
(Bot.) A flat apothecium having no rim.
Wiktionary
pelta
n. 1 (context historical English) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped. 2 (context botany English) A flat apothecium having no rim.
Usage examples of "pelta".
Ginny sat near the fire with Ruth Pelta, Zoey Russell and Annika Olafsdottir.
I asked for an oblong shield of medium weight, but those they had were hoplons, round and very heavy, or peltas shaped like the moon and very light.