(historical) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped. / (botany) A flat apothecium with no rim.

plural of pelt

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pelt

simple past tense and past participle of pelt

(in combination) Having a specified kind of pelt.

A surname.

plural of Pelt / A surname.

(rare, humorous, idiomatic) An immoderate, excessive quantity of alcohol drunk the morning after whilst suffering withdrawal symptoms or a hangover, which goes beyond alleviating the complaint to causing drunkenness; compare hair of the dog.

(intransitive) To rain heavily; to sleet, snow or hail heavily.

A disease affecting the hair or wool of an animal.