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Celt

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Celt \Celt\, n. [LL. celts a chisel.] (Arch[ae]ol.)
   A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli,
   or barrows, of the early Celtic nations.

Celt \Celt\, n. [L. Celtae, Gr. ?, ?, pl.: cf. W. Celtiad one
   that dwells in a covert, an inhabitant of the wood, a Celt,
   fr. celt covert, shelter, celu to hide.]
   One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a
   great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose
   descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the
   Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France.
   [Written also {Kelt}. The letter C was pronounced hard in
   Celtic languages.]

Source : WordNet®

Celt
     n : a member of a European people who occupied Britain and Spain
         and Gaul in pre-Roman times [syn: {Kelt}]
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