[kelt]
n.
(=celt)凯尔特人

[ noun ]
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
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Kelt \Kelt\, n.
See {Kilt}, n. --Jamieson.


Kelt \Kelt\, n. [Cf. Icel. kult quilt.]
Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool. [Scot.]
--Jamieson.


Kelt \Kelt\, n.
A salmon after spawning. [Scot.]


Kelt \Kelt\, n.
Same as {Celt}, one of Celtic race.


Celt \Celt\ (s[e^]lt; k[e^]lt), n. [L. Celtae, Gr. Keltoi`,
Ke`ltai, 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.]

Kilt \Kilt\, n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan.
kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.]
A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the
knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the
Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also {kelt}.]