Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Celt

Celt (selt; kelt) , noun

[Latin Celtae, Greek Keltoi`, Ke`ltai, pl.: compare Welsh Celtiad one that dwells in a covert, an inhabitant of the wood, a Celt, from celt covert, shelter, celu to hide.]

One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France.

Celt , noun

[Late Latin celts a chisel.]

(Archaeology) A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli, or barrows, of the early Celtic nations.