Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bullet (-s)
bullet (-s), n. [Fr. boulette, little ball.]
- Trauma; gunshot wound; combat injury; [fig.] mark of bravery; sign of courage; token of valor.
- Shot; metal pellet; ball of iron; piece of lead; projectile from a gun; fatal missile fired from a weapon.
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