Pĕl'let, n.

noun

n. [Fr. pelote, Pr., Sp., & Pg. pelota, It. pillotta, L. Lat. pelota, pilota, from Lat. pila, a ball.]

  1. A little ball; as, a pellet of wax or lint.
  2. A bullet; a ball for fire-arms. [Obs.] Bacon.