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noun
A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A crescent-shaped design used in mosaics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: art, arts
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noun
A flat apothecium with no rim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A crescent-shaped sheet of microtubules that encircles the base of the flagella of a protozoan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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History
From Latin pelta, from Ancient Greek πέλτη (péltē, “shield”).
