Celt

selt, n. One of a race anciently inhabiting Cen- tral and Western Europe, from whom come the Irish, Welsh, and Gael; a stone or metal implement found in barrows of the early Celts. [L. Celtae, Gr. Keltai, perh. Ga. ceiltach, inhabitant of the forest.] — Celtic, a. Pert, to the Celts, or to their language. — n. The language of, etc., the remains of which are found in the Gaelic, Erse or Irish, Manks, and Welsh audits cognate dialects, Cornish and Arm orican or Breton. — Celtic ism, -T-sizm, n. A Celtic custom. Cement, se-menf or sem'ent, n. Any substance used for making bodies cohere, as mortar, glue, etc. bond of union. [OF., fr. L. csementum, rubble, chippingrs of stone, fr. casdere, Skr. chhid, to cut.] — Cement"', v. To unite with, etc. to unite firmly. — v. To unite and cohere. — Cementa Hon, n. Act of cementing. (Chern.) Proce of surrounding a solid body with powder of other substances, and heating until the properties of the body are changed by chemical combination with the powder, — as iron becomes steel by cementation with charcoal.