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WelshWelsh Welsh, a. [AS. w[ae]lisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger,
foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael;
akin to OHG. walh, whence G. w["a]lsch or welsch, Celtic,
Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from
the name of a Celtic tribe. See Walnut.]
Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants. [Sometimes
written also Welch.]
Welsh flannel, a fine kind of flannel made from the fleece
of the flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely
manufactured by hand.
Welsh glaive, or Welsh hook, a weapon of war used in
former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of
poleax. --Fairholt. --Craig.
Welsh mortgage (O. Eng. Law), a species of mortgage, being
a conveyance of an estate, redeemable at any time on
payment of the principal, with an understanding that the
profits in the mean time shall be received by the
mortgagee without account, in satisfaction of interest.
--Burrill.
Welsh mutton, a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained
from a breed of small sheep in Wales.
Welsh onion (Bot.), a kind of onion (Allium fistulosum)
having hollow inflated stalks and leaves, but scarcely any
bulb, a native of Siberia. It is said to have been
introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have derived
its name from the German term w["a]lsch foreign.
Welsh parsley, hemp, or halters made from hemp. [Obs. &
Jocular] --J. Fletcher.
Welsh rabbit. See under Rabbit. Welsh
Welsh Welsh, n.
1. The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.
2. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Wales.
Note: The Welsh call themselves Cymry, in the plural, and a
Welshman Cymro, and their country Cymru, of which the
adjective is Cymreig, and the name of their language
Cymraeg. They are a branch of the Celtic family, and a
relic of the earliest known population of England,
driven into the mountains of Wales by the Anglo-Saxon
invaders.
Welsh
Welsh Welsh, v. t. & i.
(a) To cheat by avoiding payment of bets; -- said esp. of an
absconding bookmaker at a race track. [Slang]
(b) To avoid dishonorably the fulfillment of a pecuniary
obligation. [Slang]
Meaning of Welsh from wikipedia
- Isles,
spoken in
Wales Patagonian Welsh, a
dialect of
Welsh,
spoken in
Argentina Welsh people Welsh culture Welsh (surname)
Sometimes used as a synonym...
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media Welsh (Cymraeg [kəmˈraːɨɡ] (listen) or y
Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːɨɡ]) is a
Brittonic language of the
Celtic language family that is
native to the
Welsh people...
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Other terms used
historically include Welsh knot,
Welsh note,
Welsh lump,
Welsh stick, cwstom,
Welsh Mark, and
Welsh Ticket. "Among
other injurious effects...
- The
Welsh (
Welsh: Cymry) are a
Celtic nation and
ethnic race
native to Wales. "
Welsh people"
applies to
those who were born in
Wales (
Welsh: Cymru) and...
- The
Welsh Corgi (/ˈkɔːrɡi/ or Corgi,
plural Corgis, or
occasionally the
etymologically consistent "Corgwn"; /ˈkɔːrɡuːn/) is a
small type of
herding dog...
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Wales (
Welsh:
Cymru [ˈkəm.rɨ] (listen)) is a
country that is part of the
United Kingdom. It is
bordered by
England to the east, the
Irish Sea to the north...
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Devon Welsh is a
Canadian singer and songwriter. From 2010 to 2016, he was the
frontman of the
electropop duo
Majical Cloudz. He
released his
debut solo...
- The
Pembroke Welsh Corgi (/ˈkɔːrɡi/;
Welsh for "dwarf dog") is a
cattle herding dog
breed that
originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is one of two breeds...
- The
Royal Welsh (R
WELSH) (
Welsh: Y
Cymry Brenhinol) is an
infantry regiment of the
British Army.
After the
restructuring and
reorganisation of the army...
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Welsh cakes (
Welsh:
picau ar y maen, pice bach,
cacennau cri or
teisennau gradell), also
bakestones or pics, are a
traditional sweet bread in Wales. They...
