kelt en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kɛlt/
Meanings
- A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon.
Forms
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| kelts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
es salmón zancado (recently spawned Atlantic salmon)
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
kelt en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /kɛlt/
Meanings
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(alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of kilt.
alt of kilt
I know fine hoo a kelt should be pit on, though I'm no Highlander mysel'
1895, “Sketches from Scotland”, in Punch:
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kelt en · NOUN · etymology 3
Pronunciation
- /kɛlt/
Etymology
Compare Icelandic kult (“quilt”).
Meanings
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(Scotland) Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.
ye've a very raggit kelt on
1725, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Shepherd: