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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