peltast
peltast
Definition
pel·tast (pel′tast′)
noun
in ancient Greece, a soldier carrying a light shield
Etymology: L peltasta < Gr peltastēs < peltē, light shield < IE *pelto-, a cover < base *pel-, to cover, skin: see fell
Browse dictionary entries near peltast
- pelt
- pelota
- pelorus
- peloria
- Pelops
- Peloponnesus
- Peloponnesian War
- Pelopidas
- pelmet
- pellucid
- peltate
- pelter
- Peltier effect
- pelting
- peltry
- pelvic
- pelvic fin
- pelvic girdle
- pelvic inflammatory disease
- pelvis
