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Pelta

Pelta \Pel"ta\, n.; pl. Pelt[ae]. [L., a shield, fr. Gr. ?.]

  1. (Antiq.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.

  2. (Bot.) A flat apothecium having no rim.

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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.