| 释义 |
Definition of pelta in English: peltanounPlural peltae ˈpɛltə 1A small light shield, as used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Example sentencesExamples - One idea I've been kicking around for a shield is a Greek pelta.
- In general the name simply seems to have become for describing a largish oval shield; sometimes meaning a heavy shield, at other times being used to describe what was really an oval-shaped pelta.
- Their arms were the bow, spear, and axe, a crescent-shaped shield, called pelta, and (in early art) a helmet - the original model in the Greek mind apparently being the goddess Athena.
- 1.1 An ornamental motif resembling a shield.
Origin From Latin, from Greek peltē. Rhymes belter, delta, helter-skelter, melter, Shelta, shelter, swelter, welter |