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7 definitions found 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]: 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]: 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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Kelt n : a member of a European people who occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul in pre-Roman times [syn: {Celt}, {Kelt}]
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