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Definition of Pelt

Pelt
Pelt Pelt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pelted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pelting.] [OE. pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw, strike; cf. L. pultare, equiv. to pulsare (v. freq. fr. pellere to drive), and E. pulse a beating.] 1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail. The children billows seem to pelt the clouds. --Shak. 2. To throw; to use as a missile. My Phillis me with pelted apples plies. --Dryden.
Pelt
Pelt Pelt, v. i. 1. To throw missiles. --Shak. 2. To throw out words. [Obs.] Another smothered seems to peltand swear. --Shak.
Pelt
Pelt Pelt, n. A blow or stroke from something thrown.
Pelt
Pelt Pelt, n. [Cf. G. pelz a pelt, fur, fr. OF. pelice, F. pelisse (see Pelisse); or perh. shortened fr. peltry.] 1. The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th Fell. --Sir T. Browne. Raw pelts clapped about them for their clothes. --Fuller. 2. The human skin. [Jocose] --Dryden. 3. (Falconry) The body of any quarry killed by the hawk. Pelt rot, a disease affecting the hair or wool of a beast.

Meaning of Pelt from wikipedia

- Look up pelt or pelting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pelt is the fur and skin of an animal. Pelt or Pelts may also refer to: Pelt (band), American...
- Van Pelt is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Pelt". Pelt is a region in Belgian Limburg including the modern muni****lity of Overpelt, It could...
- an animal's complete coat. The term fur is also used to refer to animal pelts that have been processed into leather with their hair still attached. The...
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- Grace Van Pelt Rigsby is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama The Mentalist, portra**** by Amanda Righetti. Van Pelt Rigsby is a former special...
- Linus Van Pelt is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. He is the best friend of Charlie Brown, the younger brother of Lucy...
- Lucille "Lucy" Van Pelt is a fictional character in the syndicated comic strip Peanuts, written and drawn by Charles Schulz. She is the older sister of...
- Gregory Alexander Van Pelt (born May 1, 1970) is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who currently serves as a senior offensive...
- Castoreum has been used in medicine, perfume, and food flavoring; beaver pelts have been a major driver of the fur trade. Before protections began in the...
- Brad Alan Van Pelt (April 5, 1951 – February 17, 2009) was an American professional football linebacker who pla**** for 14 seasons in the National Football...