Pel″let (pĕl″lĕt), n. [F. pelote, LL. pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf. Platoon.] 1. A little ball; as, a pellet of wax on paper.
2. A bullet; a ball for firearms. Bacon.
As swift as a pellet out of a gun. Chaucer.
Pellet molding(Arch.), a narrow band ornamented with smalt, flat disks.