n. [ see erysipelas. ] (Microbiol.) a genus of non-motile, rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of the family
‖n. [ Sp., lit., ball. ] A Basque, Spanish, and Spanish-American game played in a court, in which a ball is struck with a wickerwork racket.
n. [ F. ] Packs or bales of Spanish wool. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A word variously explained as “a little puppet, ” “a little doll, ” or “a young butterfly.” Cf. Popet. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
So gay a popelote, so sweet a wench. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]