celt

[ selt ]
/ sɛlt /

noun Archaeology.

an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.

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Origin of celt

1705–15; < Late Latin *celtis chisel, found only in the ablative case celte (Vulgate, Job XIX, 24)

Words nearby celt

celotomy, celozoic, cels., celsius, celsius scale, celt, celt., celtiberian, celtic, celtic cross, celtic sea

Definition for celt (2 of 3)

Celt
[ kelt, selt ]
/ kɛlt, sɛlt /

noun

a member of an Indo-European people now represented chiefly by the Irish, Gaels, Welsh, and Bretons.
Also Kelt.

Origin of Celt

1695–1705; < Latin Celtae (plural); in Greek Keltoí (plural)

Definition for celt (3 of 3)

Celt.

or Celt

abbreviation

Celtic.
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British Dictionary definitions for celt (1 of 2)

celt
/ (sɛlt) /

noun

archaeol a stone or metal axelike instrument with a bevelled edge

Word Origin for celt

C18: from Late Latin celtes chisel, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for celt (2 of 2)

Celt

Kelt

/ (kɛlt, sɛlt) /

noun

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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