celt
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
Origin of celt
1Words Nearby celt
Other definitions for Celt (2 of 3)
a member of an Indo-European people now represented chiefly by the Irish, Gaels, Welsh, and Bretons.
Origin of Celt
2- Also Kelt.
Other definitions for Celt. (3 of 3)
Celtic.
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How to use celt in a sentence
You’re sitting there, flipping through channels or scrolling across a streaming platform’s feed, and you find a 60 minute exploration of celt warfare, or siege engines of the ancient world.
‘Age of Empires IV’ is the History Channel in game form. Just don’t take it literally. | Cameron Kunzelman | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostCeltic ethnology and philology (see celt) are still in the "age of discussion."
Four dialects are pretty clearly marked (see the article celt: Language, "Breton," p. 328).
If the immediate result of the battle was a victory of celt over Dane, the lasting effect was a triumph of anarchy over order.
Is Ulster Right? | Anonymouscelt and Greek alike were usually absorbed and lost in the masses of the people to whom they came.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. Tyler
But the Teuton left little impression on the alien culture, while Achæan and celt leavened the whole mass.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. Tyler
British Dictionary definitions for celt (1 of 2)
/ (sɛlt) /
archaeol a stone or metal axelike instrument with a bevelled edge
Origin of celt
1British Dictionary definitions for Celt (2 of 2)
Kelt
/ (kɛlt, sɛlt) /
a person who speaks a Celtic language
a member of an Indo-European people who in pre-Roman times inhabited Britain, Gaul, Spain, and other parts of W and central Europe
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