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[syn: Celt, Kelt]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kelt \Kelt\, n.
See Kilt, n. --Jamieson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kelt \Kelt\, n. [Cf. Icel. kult quilt.]
Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool. [Scot.]
--Jamieson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kelt \Kelt\, n.
A salmon after spawning. [Scot.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kelt \Kelt\, n.
Same as Celt, one of Celtic race.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kilt \Kilt\, n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan.
kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.]
A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the
knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the
Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also kelt.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Celt \Celt\ (s[e^]lt; k[e^]lt), n. [L. Celtae, Gr. Keltoi`,
Ke`ltai, pl.: cf. W. Celtiad one that dwells in a covert, an
inhabitant of the wood, a Celt, fr. celt covert, shelter,
celu to hide.]
One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a
great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose
descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the
Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France.
[Written also Kelt. The letter C was pronounced hard in
Celtic languages.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Kelt
n 1: a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and
Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times [syn: Celt, Kelt]