Definition of Peltas

1. pelta [n] - See also: pelta

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peltas

peloruses
pelory
pelosity
pelota
pelotas
pelotherapy
peloton
pelotons
pels
pelt
pelt along
pelt down
pelt of the dog
pelta
peltae
peltas (current term)
peltast
peltasts
peltate
peltate leaf
peltated
peltately
peltation
peltations
pelted
pelter
peltered
peltering
pelters
peltidia

Literary usage of Peltas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sculpture: The Reliefs from the Theater by Mary C. Sturgeon (1977)
"The peltas carried by the Amazons are large and crescent-shaped with a central knob and rounded points curving inward at the ends ..."

2. Epitome of Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern History by Karl Julius Ploetz, William Hopkins Tillinghast (1883)
"... incited by his uncle peltas, sailed in the ship Argo to Colchis at the head of a band of heroes consisting, according to the original myth, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association by Geologists' Association (1908)
"The commonest Echinoderm is the peltas/es, of which several species have been recorded, but after examining some hundreds of specimens the Director is of ..."

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