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
1705–15; < Late Latin *celtis chisel, found only in the ablative case celte (Vulgate, Job XIX, 24)
1695–1705; < Latin Celtae (plural); in Greek Keltoí (plural)
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On June 4, during a break from working on the structure, he held a celt - a polished, cylindrical, foot-long piece of stone used as a woodworking tool by prehistoric native Americans.
From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2020
“A celt is a kind of battle-axe,” said Arthur, surprising the magician with this piece of information more than he had been surprised for several generations.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
When we get into the true Bronze Age, we find a complete and probably fairly rapid evolution of type from the flat celt to the final socketed form.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
Socketed bronze celt, bronze fibula, bronze ring, and disk-headed Bronze-Age pin.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
The implements are all of stone, or bone—the celt, the arrow, the spear-head, the adze, and the mallet.
From The Ethnology of the British Islands by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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