pellet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small sphere
  2. noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm
    shot.
    • the shot buzzed past his ear

WordNet

Pel"let noun
Etymology
F. pelote, LL. pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf. Platoon.
Definitions
  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.
Pel"let verb
Definitions
  1. To form into small balls. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913