Bull'et, n.

n. [Fr. boulet, dim. of boule, ball. See BOULET.]

1. A small ball.
2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or conical in form, to be discharged from small-arms.
3. A cannon ball. [Obs.]

One observation was, that the wind of a common bullet, though flying never so near, is incapable of doing the least harm. Johnson. A ship before Greenwich (the court being there) shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. Stow.