English Dictionary: Kelt | by the DICT Development Group |
7 results for Kelt | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kelt \Kelt\, n. See {Kilt}, n. --Jamieson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kelt \Kelt\, n. [Cf. Icel. kult quilt.] Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool. [Scot.] --Jamieson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kelt \Kelt\, n. A salmon after spawning. [Scot.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kelt \Kelt\, n. Same as {Celt}, one of Celtic race. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Celt \Celt\, n. [L. Celtae, Gr. [?], [?], 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.] |