Pel"let (?), n. [F. pelote, LL.
pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf.
Platoon.] 1. A little ball; as, a
pellet of wax ? paper.
2. A bullet; a ball for firearms. [Obs.]
Bacon.
As swift as a pellet out of a gun.
Chaucer.
Pellet molding (Arch.), a narrow band
ornamented with smalt, flat disks.
Pel"let, v.?. To form into small
balls. [Obs.] Shak.