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Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue. [Written also Keltic.]

A custom of the Celts, or an idiom of their language. Warton.

To render Celtic; to assimilate to the Celts.

The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.

The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.

rive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of. How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. Blair.

nd the northern shores of France. [Written also Kelt. The letter C was pronounced hard in Celtic languages.]

ree tenth deals [parts of an ephah] of flour. Num. xv. 9. As an object of science it [the Celtic genius] may count for a good deal . . . as a spiritual power. M. Arnold. She was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect. W. Black.

One of an order of priests which in ancient times existed among certain branches of the Celtic race, especially among the Gauls and Britons.

A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.

Of or pertaining to that division of the Celtic languages, which includes the Irish, Gaelic, and Manx. J. Peile.

Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.

Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.

entral Europe, variously dated at from 1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated with the Celtic or Alpine race. It was characterized by expert use of bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of domestic animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and sentiment in manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc.

lux of goods into a country, or an influx of gold and silver. The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers. Macaulau. The general influx of Greek into modern languages. Earle.

The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants.

The Celtic people of Ireland. "The whole Irishry of rebels." Milton.

Same as Celt, one of Celtic race.

Same as Celtic, a. & n.

A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen.