celt
noun
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
celt
1 American
[selt]
/ sɛlt /
noun
Archaeology.
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celts
plural
Celt
2
American
[kelt, selt]
/ kɛlt, sɛlt /
noun
Celt.
3
American
Or
Celt
abbreviation
Celt
1
British
/ sɛlt, kɛlt /
noun
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a person who speaks a Celtic language
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a member of an Indo-European people who in pre-Roman times inhabited Britain, Gaul, Spain, and other parts of W and central Europe
celt
2
British
/ sɛlt /
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of celt1
1705–15; < Late Latin *celtis chisel, found only in the ablative case celte (Vulgate, Job XIX, 24)
Origin of Celt2
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
Stone celt, bronze dagger with gold band, and urn, found in Topped Mountain Cairn, Co.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by George Coffey
Only one implement, a winged celt, has been found, which bore an inscription.
From A Manual of the Antiquity of Man by J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean
The cutting-edge has been expanded; and the thickest part of the celt has been moved up from just above the cutting-edge to the centre.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by George Coffey
“I wear a hat because I’m a ginger and a Celt in Southern California.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2019
This placed Celtic languages far from the Celt homelands in the middle of Europe at a very, very early date.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2016
Many of the rest were religious periodicals, but the list includes the American Celt, the Poultry Record, Whipple’s Daily Fire Reporter and Scholars’ Quarterly.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2014
However, MacLeod is tipping another former Celt to lead another Glasgow club to glory.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2012
It is not surprising therefore that it has been proposed to drop the word Celt out of anthropological nomenclature, as having no ethnical significance.
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon
"The Celt. vind," observes Gluck, "comes from the same root as the Goth. hveit; it stands for cvind with an intrusive n; the root is cvid = the Germ. root hvit."
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
Also the Celt. auwon, avon, abhain, or amhain, of the same meaning, from the simple form found in Obs.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
But there is a word of precisely opposite meaning, the Celt. arab, Welsh araf, gentle, which is very liable to intermix.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
Vind., from roth, violent, and dan, Celt. and Hebr. a judge!
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
Celt. g, d, b came in Old Irish to be confused with those which developed out of Prim.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Researchers also uncovered celts, or ax heads, made from shell and stone, including some made from basalt that likely came from the distant Appalachians.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 10, 2023
Both flanged and socketed celts occurred, the iron being much more numerous than the bronze.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
A development takes place throughout the series, the celts becoming larger and the edges thinner as they approach the bronze forms.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by George Coffey
The "celts," to one who does not profess to have made a profound study of British antiquities, seem to be neither here nor there in the argument.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
This early type of ornament can be seen on some of the bronze celts, and also on the pottery, notably the food-vessels, which are often most tastefully decorated.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by George Coffey
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