πέλτη
English (LSJ)
Dor. πέλτα Tab.Heracl. 1.5, 2.4 : ἡ :—
A small light shield of leather without a rim, orig. Thracian, Hdt.7.75 ; Θρῃκίας π. ἄναξ E.Alc. 498, cf. Ba. 783, Ar. Lys. 563, IG12.282.120, PCair.Zen.14(b)12 (iii B. C.), etc. ; π. Ἀμαζονική Plu.Pomp. 35. 2 body of πελτασταί, E.Rh.410. 3 horse's ornament, ib. 305. II = παλτόν, shaft, pole, X.An. 1.10.12 : expld. by δόρυ, ἁκόντιον, Hsch., by λόγχη, Suid.