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celt

celt \'selt\ n [LL celtis chisel] : a prehistoric stone or metal implement 
   shaped like a chisel or ax head Celt \'selt, 'kelt\ n [F Celte, sing. of 
   Celtes, fr. L Celtae] 1: a member of a division of the early Indo-european 
   peoples distributed fr om the British Isles and Spain to Asia Minor 2: a 
   modern Gael, Highland Scot, Irishman, Welshman, Cornishman, or Breton