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单词 pelta
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Definition of pelta in English:

pelta

nounPlural peltae ˈpɛltə
  • 1A small light shield, as used by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

    (古希腊和古罗马的)轻盾

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One idea I've been kicking around for a shield is a Greek pelta.
    • In general the name simply seems to have become for describing a largish oval shield; sometimes meaning a heavy shield, at other times being used to describe what was really an oval-shaped pelta.
    • Their arms were the bow, spear, and axe, a crescent-shaped shield, called pelta, and (in early art) a helmet - the original model in the Greek mind apparently being the goddess Athena.
    1. 1.1 An ornamental motif resembling a shield.
      盾形装饰花纹

Origin

From Latin, from Greek peltē.

Rhymes

belter, delta, helter-skelter, melter, Shelta, shelter, swelter, welter
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