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kell - What does it mean?

Definition of '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) ----

    Similar to 'kell'

    kill, keel, kewl, kool, kahal, kohl, koel, kail, kgal