1. (Antiq.)
Defn: A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A flat apothecium having no rim.
PELTATE; PELTATED
Pel"tate, Pel"ta*ted, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pelté. See Pelta.]
Defn: Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; — said of a leaf or other organ. — Pel"tate*ly, adv.
PELTER
Pelt"er, n.
Defn: One who pelts.
PELTER
Pel"ter, n.
Defn: A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
[Obs.] "Let such pelters prate." Gascoigne.