n. [ L. Celtae, Gr.
n. [ LL. celts a chisel. ] (Archæol.) A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli, or barrows, of the early Celtic nations. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Celtiber, Celtibericus. ] Of or pertaining to the ancient Celtiberia (a district in Spain lying between the Ebro and the Tagus) or its inhabitants the Celtiberi (Celts of the river Iberus). --
n. The language of the Celts. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the Gaelic, the Erse or Irish; the Manx, and the Welsh and its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Celticus, Gr.
n. A custom of the Celts, or an idiom of their language. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To render Celtic; to assimilate to the Celts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) The first proposed name for a supposed new element of the rare-earth group, accompanying lutecium and scandium in the gadolinite earths. It is now considered identical to Lutetium. The proposed symbol was
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