pelt

¹pelt

noun \ˈpelt\

Definition of PELT

1

: a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur

2

: a skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning

Origin of PELT

Middle English, probably from pelett animal skin, from Anglo-French pelette — more at peltry

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Fur and Leather Terms

chamois, fell, kip

Rhymes with PELT

belt, celt, Celt, delt, felt, gelt, melt, smelt, spelt, svelte, veld, welt