ˈpelleted, ppl. a.
[f. pellet v. or n.1 + -ed.]
1. Marked or charged with (heraldic) pellets.
| 1623 Middleton Triumph Integr. Wks. (Bullen) VII. 389 This Chariot drawn by two..pelleted lions. 1766 Porny Heraldry (1787) Dict., Pelleted, Pellited, term used to denote any Charge or Bearing marked with Pellets. |
2. Formed into or supplied as pellets.
| 1943 Los Angeles Times 25 Nov. 13/5 Tests being conducted here with newly developed ‘pelleted’ seed show that complete seed control can be obtained and expensive hand labor..eliminated in favor of mechanical thinners or thinning eliminated altogether. 1951 Sci. News Let. 28 Apr. 269/2 One of the most valuable aids to the blind gardener..is the recent development of pelleted seeds. 1961 Listener 7 Dec. 992/3 Slugs are controlled with the aid of pelleted metaldehyde. 1970 Nature 10 Oct. 178/2 Six lambs..were fed daily a pelleted diet of chopped lucerne hay and oats. 1973 Guardian 17 Mar. 8/5 Every effort should be made to sow the seed thinly. Pelleted seeds, of course, make this much easier. 1975 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Sept. 69/1 They were all fed to three weeks of age on a pelleted starter diet. |