单词 | pellet |
释义 | pellet n. & v. --n   1. a small compressed ball of paper, bread, etc.   2. a pill.   3. a a small mass of bones, feathers, etc. regurgitated by a bird of prey. b a small hard piece of animal, usu. rodent, excreta.   4. a a piece of small shot. b an imitation bullet for a toy gun. --vtr. (pelleted, pelleting)   1. make into a pellet or pellets.   2. hit with (esp. paper) pellets. Derivatives pelletize v.tr. (also -ise). Etymology: ME f. OF pelote f. L pila ball |
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