Vocabulary : Pelter to Pelure

Pelter : One who pelts. ;; A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
Peltier effect : The production or absorption of heat at the junction of two metals on the passage of a current. Heat generated by the passage of the current in one direction will be absorbed if the current is reversed.
Peltier's cross : A cross formed of two strips of different metals, to illustrate the Peltier effect.
Peltiform : Shieldlike, with the outline nearly circular; peltate.
Pelting : of Pelt ;; Mean; paltry.

Pelton wheel : A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, consisting of a row of double cup-shaped buckets arranged round the rim of a wheel and actuated by one or more jets of water playing into the cups at high velocity.
Peltry : Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.
Peltryware : Peltry.
Peludo : The South American hairy armadillo (Dasypus villosus).
Pelure : A crisp, hard, thin paper, sometimes used for postage stamps.

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