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pel·let I. \ˈpelə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pelet, pelote, from Middle French pelote, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pilota, diminutive of Latin pila ball — more at pill 1. a. : a usually small round or spherical body : a little ball b. : a small cylindrical chunk of compressed feeding stuffs used for livestock, poultry, or pets to avoid waste and to increase the attractiveness of the food c. : a small cylindrical or ovoid compressed mass (as of a hormone) for implantation in muscular tissues d. : a wad or bolus of indigestible material (as bones and other resistant remains of prey) regurgitated by a carnivorous bird e. : a small firm mass of dung (as that dropped by a mouse or rabbit) 2. a. : a usually stone ball used as a missile (as in a mangonel) during later medieval times b. : cannonball c. : a ball for firearms : bullet d. (1) : one of a charge of small shot < pellets of buckshot > (2) : a piece of small shot fired singly (as from a BB gun) < pellet gun > e. : an imitation bullet (as of cork, paper, wax) for use in a popgun 3. heraldry : a roundel sable : ogress, gunstone 4. a. : a circular boss in decorative work b. : bead 4g II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. a. : to form into pellets b. : to coat (seeds) with soluble adhesive material mixed with plant foods and protective substances to facilitate planting and promote growth 2. : to strike with pellets : throw pellets at |