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πέλτη .πέλτη, ἡ, a small light shield of leather without a rim (ἴτυς) , a target, Lat. cetra, orig. used by the Thracians, Hdt., Eur., etc. a body of πελτασταί, Eur. a horseʼs ornament, Eur. = παλτόν, a shaft, pole, Xen.

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a small light shield

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πέλτη

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πέλτη

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πελτη

IDX:

25381

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n25409

Key:

pe/lth

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