{ Pel"tate (?), Pel"ta*ted (?), } a. [Cf. F. peltÈ. See Pelta.]
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.
Pelt"er (?), n. One who pelts.
Pel"ter (?), n. A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a
skinflint. [Obs.] "Let such pelters prate." Gascoigne.
Pel"ti*form (?), a. [Pelta + - form.] Shieldlike, with the outline
nearly circular; peltate. Henslow.
Pel"ting (?), a. Mean; paltry. [Obs.] Shak.
Pelt"ry (?), n. [F. pelleterie peltry, furriery, fr. pelletier a
furrier, fr. OF. pel skin, F. peau, L. pelis. See Pelt a skin, Pell,
n., Fell a skin.] Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on
them; furs.