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Gaelic definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GA'ELIC
GAFF, n.
1. A harpoon.
2. A sort of boom or pole, used in small ships, to extend the upper edge of the mizen, and of those sails whose foremost edge is joined to the mast by hoops or lacings, and which are extended by a boom below, as the main-sail of a sloop.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: Celtic, Gaelic] n
1: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland [syn: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Scottish Gaelic Gàidhlig the Scottish Gaelic language, from Gàidheal Gaelic Date: 1741 1. of or relating to the Gaels and especially the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland 2. of, relating to, or constituting the Goidelic speech of the Celts in Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Scottish Highlands • Gaelic noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. any of the Celtic languages spoken in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. --adj. of or relating to the Celts or the Celtic languages.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Erse Erse ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.] A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gaelic Gael"ic, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[`a]ilig.] The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gaelic Gael"ic (?; 277), a. [Gael. G[`a]idhealach, Gaelach, from G[`a]idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Gaelic is a language spoken by people in parts of Scotland and Ireland. We weren't allowed to speak Gaelic at school. • Gaelic is also an adjective. ...the Gaelic language. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Gaelic means coming from or relating to Scotland and Ireland, especially the parts where Gaelic is spoken. ...an evening of Gaelic music and drama. ADJ: usu ADJ n