celt
noun
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
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celt
1 American
[selt]
/ sɛlt /
noun
Archaeology.
Celt
2
American
[kelt, selt]
/ kɛlt, sɛlt /
noun
Celt.
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American
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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
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)
Example Sentences
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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
In Brittany a stone celt is thrown into a well to purify the water.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The small celt shown in Fig. 16 is narrow above and quite wide toward the edge.
From Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 by Holmes, William Henry
Only one implement, a winged celt, has been found, which bore an inscription.
From A Manual of the Antiquity of Man by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)
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