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welsh

 

  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Welsh  \Welsh\,  a.  [AS.  w[ae]lisc,  welisc  from  wealh  a  stranger, 
  foreigner,  not  of  Saxon  origin,  a  Welshman,  a  Celt,  Gael; 
  akin  to  OHG.  walh,  whence  G.  w["a]lsch  or  welsch,  Celtic, 
  Welsh,  Italian,  French,  Foreign,  strange,  OHG.  walhisc  from 
  the  name  of  a  Celtic  tribe.  See  {Walnut}.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  Wales,  or  its  inhabitants.  [Sometimes 
  written  also  {Welch}.] 
 
  {Welsh  flannel},  a  fine  kind  of  flannel  made  from  the  fleece 
  of  the  flocks  of  the  Welsh  mountains,  and  largely 
  manufactured  by  hand. 
 
  {Welsh  glaive},  or  {Welsh  hook},  a  weapon  of  war  used  in 
  former  times  by  the  Welsh,  commonly  regarded  as  a  kind  of 
  poleax.  --Fairholt.  --Craig. 
 
  {Welsh  mortgage}  (O.  Eng.  Law),  a  species  of  mortgage,  being 
  a  conveyance  of  an  estate,  redeemable  at  any  time  on 
  payment  of  the  principal,  with  an  understanding  that  the 
  profits  in  the  mean  time  shall  be  received  by  the 
  mortgagee  without  account,  in  satisfaction  of  interest. 
  --Burrill. 
 
  {Welsh  mutton},  a  choice  and  delicate  kind  of  mutton  obtained 
  from  a  breed  of  small  sheep  in  Wales. 
 
  {Welsh  onion}  (Bot.),  a  kind  of  onion  ({Allium  fistulosum}) 
  having  hollow  inflated  stalks  and  leaves,  but  scarcely  any 
  bulb,  a  native  of  Siberia.  It  is  said  to  have  been 
  introduced  from  Germany,  and  is  supposed  to  have  derived 
  its  name  from  the  German  term  w["a]lsch  foreign. 
 
  {Welsh  parsley},  hemp,  or  halters  made  from  hemp.  [Obs.  & 
  Jocular]  --J.  Fletcher. 
 
  {Welsh  rabbit}.  See  under  {Rabbit}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Welsh  \Welsh\,  n. 
  1.  The  language  of  Wales,  or  of  the  Welsh  people. 
 
  2.  pl  The  natives  or  inhabitants  of  Wales. 
 
  Note:  The  Welsh  call  themselves  Cymry,  in  the  plural,  and  a 
  Welshman  Cymro,  and  their  country  Cymru,  of  which  the 
  adjective  is  Cymreig  and  the  name  of  their  language 
  Cymraeg  They  are  a  branch  of  the  Celtic  family,  and  a 
  relic  of  the  earliest  known  population  of  England, 
  driven  into  the  mountains  of  Wales  by  the  Anglo-Saxon 
  invaders. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Welsh  \Welsh\,  v.  t.  &  i. 
  a  To  cheat  by  avoiding  payment  of  bets;  --  said  esp.  of  an 
  absconding  bookmaker  at  a  race  track.  [Slang] 
  b  To  avoid  dishonorably  the  fulfillment  of  a  pecuniary 
  obligation.  [Slang] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Welsh 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  or  characteristic  of  Wales  or  its  people 
  or  their  language;  "the  Welsh  coast";  "Welsh  syntax" 
  [syn:  {Welsh}] 
  n  1:  a  native  or  resident  of  Wales  [syn:  {Welshman},  {Welsh}] 
  2:  a  Celtic  language  of  Wales  [syn:  {Welsh}] 
  3:  Welsh  breed  of  dual-purpose  cattle  [syn:  {Welsh},  {Welsh 
  Black}] 
  v  :  cheat  by  avoiding  payment  of  a  gambling  debt 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Welsh,  LA  (town,  FIPS  80430) 
  Location:  30.23548  N,  92.81212  W 
  Population  (1990):  3299  (1266  housing  units) 
  Area:  16.1  sq  km  (land),  0.3  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  70591




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