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<i>Jamieson.</i>

<h1>Kelt</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kelt</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>kult</ets> quilt.]</ety> <def>Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<h1>Kelt</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kelt</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A salmon after spawning.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Kelt</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kelt</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Celt</er>, one of Celtic race.</def>

<h1>Kelter</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kel"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>cealt</ets> clothes, Gael. <ets>cealltair</ets> spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. <ets>kilter</ets> tool, instrument. Cf. <er>Kilt</er>.]</ety> <def>Regular order or proper condition.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kilter</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[>Colloq.]</mark>

<blockquote>If the organs of prayer be out of <b>kelter</b> or out of tune, how can we pray? <i>Barrow.</i></blockquote> <-- now most commonly out of kilter -->

<h1>Keltic</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kelt"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Celtic</er>, <tt>a. & n.</tt></def>

<h1>Kemb</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kemb</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Kembed</er> <tt>(?)</tt> or <er>Kempt</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Kembing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.<ets>kemben</ets>, AS. <ets>cemban</ets>, fr. <ets>camb</ets> comb.]</ety> <def>To comb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>His longe hair was <b>kembed</b> behind his back. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Kemelin</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kem"e*lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E.<ets>kemlin</ets>, <ets>kimlin</ets>, <ets>kimmel</ets>, a salting tub, any tub, <ets>kembing</ets> a brewing tub, G. <ets>kumme</ets> bowl, basin, W. <ets>cwmman</ets> a tub, brewing tub.]</ety> <def>A tub; a brewer's vessel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Kemp, Kempty</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw><hw>Kemp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Kemp"ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>Coarse, rough hair wool or fur, injuring its quality.</def>

<h1>Kempe</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kem"pe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt><def>Rough; shaggy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Kempe</i> hairs."

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Kemps</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kemps</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (<spn>Plantago Lanceolata</spn>).</def>

<i>Dr. Prior.</i>

<h1>Kempt</h1> <Xpage=810>