Pelta

·noun A flat apothecium having no rim.

II. Pelta ·noun A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.

pelta
pelta, ae, f., = πέλτη, a small , light shield in the shape of a half-moon , originally used by the...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
pelta
pelta ae, f , πέλτη, a light shield, shaped like a half-moon, pelt, Thracian shield, L., V, O. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
pelta
An ancient shield or buckler, formed of scales sewed on skins. ...

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