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celt
(encz) | Celt,Kelt |
Celt
(gcide) | Celt \Celt\, n. [LL. celts a chisel.] (Arch[ae]ol.)
A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli,
or barrows, of the early Celtic nations.
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Celt
(gcide) | 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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celt
(wn) | Celt
n 1: a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and
Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times [syn: Celt, Kelt] |
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celtic
(mass) | Celtic
- keltský |
celt
(encz) | Celt,Kelt |
celtic
(encz) | Celtic,keltský adj: Jiří ŠmoldasCeltic,keltština n: Jiří Šmoldas |
celticize
(encz) | Celticize, |
celticizes
(encz) | Celticizes, |
celts
(encz) | Celts,Kelti Zdeněk Brož |
celtuce
(encz) | celtuce, n: |
celtovina
(czen) | celtovina,tarpaulinn: Zdeněk Brož |
Celtiberian
(gcide) | Celtiberian \Celt`i*be"ri*an\, a. [L. Celtiber, Celtibericus.]
Of or pertaining to the ancient Celtiberia (a district in
Spain lying between the Ebro and the Tagus) or its
inhabitants the Celtiberi (Celts of the river Iberus). -- n.
An inhabitant of Celtiberia.
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Celtic
(gcide) | Celtic \Celt"ic\ (s[e^]lt"[i^]k; k[e^]lt"[i^]k), a. [L.
Celticus, Gr. Keltiko`s. See Celt.]
Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes,
literature, tongue. [Written also Keltic.]
[1913 Webster]Celtic \Celt"ic\, n.
The language of the Celts.
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Note: The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the
Gaelic, the Erse or Irish; the Manx, and the Welsh and
its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton.
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Celticism
(gcide) | Celticism \Celt"i*cism\ (s[e^]l"t[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n.
A custom of the Celts, or an idiom of their language.
--Warton.
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Celticize
(gcide) | Celticize \Celt"i*cize`\, v. t.
To render Celtic; to assimilate to the Celts.
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Celtis australis
(gcide) | Honeyberry \Hon"ey*ber`ry\, n.; pl. -berries.
The fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries: (a)
An Old World hackberry (Celtis australis). (b) In the West
Indies, the genip (Melicocca bijuga).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Lote \Lote\, n. [L. lotus, Gr. ?. Cf. Lotus.] (Bot.)
A large tree (Celtis australis), found in the south of
Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit.
Called also nettle tree. --Eng. Cyc.
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Celtis occidentalis
(gcide) | Hackberry \Hack"ber`ry\ (h[a^]k"b[e^]r`r[y^]), n. (Bot.)
A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing
drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. {Celtis
occidentalis} is common in the Eastern United States. --Gray.
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Celtis reticulata
(gcide) | Palo blanco \Pa"lo blan"co\ [Sp. blanco white.]
(a) A western American hackberry (Celtis reticulata),
having light-colored bark.
(b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree (Lysiloma candida), the bark
of which is used in tanning.
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Celtium
(gcide) | Celtium \Cel"ti*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)
The first proposed name for a supposed new element of the
rare-earth group, accompanying lutecium and scandium in the
gadolinite earths. It is now considered identical to
Lutetium. The proposed symbol was Ct (no period), but this
name and symbol are no longer used.
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celtuce
(gcide) | celtuce \celtuce\ n.
1. a type of lettuce (Lactuca sativa asparagina) valued
especially for its edible stems.
Syn: stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina.
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2. a salad green having characteristics of both lettuce and
celery; stems eaten either raw or cooked.
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Hiberno-Celtic
(gcide) | Irish \I*rish"\, n. sing. & pl.
1. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic
natives or their descendants.
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2. The language of the Irish; also called Irish Gaelic or
the Hiberno-Celtic.
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3. An old game resembling backgammon.
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get one's Irish up to become angry.
[PJC] Irish AmericanHiberno-Celtic \Hi*ber"no-Celt"ic\, n.
The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic
languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.
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celt
(wn) | Celt
n 1: a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and
Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times [syn: Celt, Kelt] |
celtic
(wn) | Celtic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn:
Celtic, Gaelic]
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from
inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe
in the pre-Christian era [syn: Celtic, Celtic language] |
celtic cross
(wn) | Celtic cross
n 1: a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection |
celtic deity
(wn) | Celtic deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the Celts |
celtic language
(wn) | Celtic language
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from
inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe
in the pre-Christian era [syn: Celtic, Celtic language] |
celtis
(wn) | Celtis
n 1: large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit [syn:
Celtis, genus Celtis] |
celtis australis
(wn) | Celtis australis
n 1: bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe [syn:
European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry, {Celtis
australis}] |
celtis laevigata
(wn) | Celtis laevigata
n 1: deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern
United States; yields soft yellowish wood [syn:
sugarberry, Celtis laevigata] |
celtis occidentalis
(wn) | Celtis occidentalis
n 1: large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with
small deep purple berries [syn: American hackberry,
Celtis occidentalis] |
celtuce
(wn) | celtuce
n 1: lettuce valued especially for its edible stems [syn:
celtuce, stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina]
2: leaves having celery-like stems eaten raw or cooked |
genus celtis
(wn) | genus Celtis
n 1: large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit [syn:
Celtis, genus Celtis] |
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