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Webster 1913 Edition

Pellet

Pel′let

(pĕl′lĕt)

,

Noun.

[F.

pelote

, LL.

pelota

,

pilota

, fr. L.

pila

a ball. Cf.

.]

1.

A little ball;

as, a

pellet

of wax on paper

.

2.

A bullet; a ball for firearms.

[Obs.]

Bacon.

As swift as a

pellet

out of a gun.

Chaucer.

Pel′let

,

Verb.

T.

To form into small balls; to pelletize.

[Obs.]

Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pellet

PEL'LET

,

Noun.

[L. pila, a ball.]

A little ball; as a pellet of wax or lint.

1.

A bullet; a ball for fire-arms. [Not now used.]