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1. • • In quot. 1303 Latin sine lana has been taken as implying that without this qualification the word pelt would denote a sheepskin together with its fleece.
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   The earliest known use of the noun pelt is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for pelt is from before 1540, in a translation by Gilbert Hay, soldier and poet. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).

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   Where does the noun pelt come from? Earliest known use. early 1600s. The earliest known use of the noun pelt is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for pelt is from 1617, in the writing of Fynes Moryson, traveller and writer. pelt is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pelta. See etymology. Nearby entries. pelotari, n. 1906–.

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   pelt (n.) "skin of a fur-bearing animal," early 15c., of uncertain origin, perhaps a contraction of pelet (late 13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French pelete "fine skin, membrane," diminutive of pel "skin," from Latin pellis "skin, hide" (from PIE root *pel- (3) "skin, hide").

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   Mar 19, 2020 · From 1680s as "to go on throwing (missiles) with intent to strike." The meaning "proceed rapidly and without intermission" (1831) is from the notion of beating the ground with rapid steps. Related: Pelted; pelting. also from c. 1500.

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   Sep 27, 2024 · Perhaps the reason why he [a stuffed fox] seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.

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   Where does Pelt come from?

   • The noun is inherited from Middle English pelt (“skin of a sheep, especially without the wool”); further etymology uncertain, possibly: from Late Latin peletta, pelleta, pelletta (“skin of an animal, especially a sheep”). The verb is derived from the noun. pelt (plural pelts)

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   When was Pelt first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun pelt is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for pelt is from before 1540, in a translation by Gilbert Hay, soldier and poet. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). pelt is formed within English, by conversion.

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   Is Pelt a noun or a verb?

   • from Late Latin peletta, pelleta, pelletta (“skin of an animal, especially a sheep”). The verb is derived from the noun. pelt (plural pelts) The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).

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   What is the origin of the word Pelterie?

   • Or perhaps the English word is a back-formation Anglo-French pelterie, Old French peletrie "fur skins," from Old French peletier "furrier," from pel. It was later used also of skins stripped of wool or fur (1560s). "an act of pelting," 1510s, from pelt (v.). Of the beating of the rain by 1862. Proto-Indo-European root meaning "skin, hide."

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   What does Pelt mean in Latin?

   • In quot. 1303 Latin sine lana has been taken as implying that without this qualification the word pelt would denote a sheepskin together with its fleece. Binda similiter de pellibus pellectis, scilicet scherling; i d. Item, centum aliarum pellectarum que Anglice vocantur peltis sine lana debet iii d. xiv. peltys bidentum.

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   What is a pelt used for?

   • Pelts, untanned sheep skins used for balls. A ball used by printers for inking type; = pumpet, n. Cf. pump-ball, n. Printing. A small cushion, leather-covered or formed of composition, used for inking the type. A ball used for inking type; = pumpet, n. Cf. pumping ball, n.

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   The pelt just arrived in the hatter's workshop was rough, greasy and covered with coarse hair, under which was the fine felt. The guard-hairs were first removed with a knife or tweezers. The pelt was then spread with a chemical solution of nitrate of mercury, which caused small scales to raise on each felt fiber.