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
Strapped round his waist was a flint axe, the head being a beautiful celt, which Toller had discovered long ago on Clun Downs, and skilfully fixed in a handle bound with thongs.
From Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies by Jacks, L. P.
The flanges on the edges met over the prong of the handle on either side, while the upper end of the celt itself eventually became a mere septum dividing the two openings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
Stone celt, bronze dagger with gold band, and urn, found in Topped Mountain Cairn, Co.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
It is not just the adults who have had an incredible time, but Fflur, 12 and Celt, 10, from Cardigan, Ceredigion, who have come with their parents and are staying in an apartment.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2022
By Adrienne Celt Simon & Schuster: 320 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
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
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 Haddon, Alfred Court
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 Ferguson, Robert
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
The -ros in Melrose is more probably the equivalent of Cornish ros, a moor; thus Melrose=the Celt. maol-ros, 'bare moor.'
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
"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 Ferguson, Robert
Vind., from roth, violent, and dan, Celt. and Hebr. a judge!
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
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
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 Coffey, George
Two large and well-formed copper celts found together in street excavations in Suffolk Street, Dublin, in May, 1857.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
The manner of hafting the socketed celts is well shown by a handled socketed celt found at Edenderry, King’s Co., and formerly in the Murray collection.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
The general form of stone celts is that of blades approaching an oval in section, with sides more or less straight and one end broader and sharper than the other.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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