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Kell vs Kelt - What's the difference?

kell | kelt |

As nouns the difference between kell and kelt

is that kell is the caul while kelt is a thin, recently spawned Atlantic salmon.

kell

English

Etymology 1

Compare caul.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The caul.
  • (obsolete, figurative) That which covers or envelops, like a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • I'll have him cut to the kell .
  • (obsolete) The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kiln.

    • Etymology 3

    A modification of kale.

    Noun

    (-)
  • A sort of pottage; kale.
    • (Ainsworth)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    kelt

    English

    (wikipedia kelt)

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thin, recently spawned Atlantic salmon.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Jamieson)

    Etymology 3

    Compare Icelandic (kult), quilt.

    Noun

  • (Scotland) Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.
    • (Jamieson)
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