Welsh
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Welsh B — Welsh (cheval) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Welsh. Welsh (section A et B) … Wikipédia en Français
Welsh — steht für: Welsh (Louisiana), einen Ort im US Bundesstaat Louisiana Walisisch (vom englischen Welsh), eine keltische Sprache Welsh Pony, eine Kleinpferdrasse Welsh Terrier, eine Hunderasse Welsh ist der Name folgender Personen: Alex Welsh… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Welsh — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Welsh — cob (horse), Welsh corgi (dog), Welsh dresser (cupboard), Welsh main (cockfight), Welsh mountain (pony or sheep), Welsh process (smelting), Welsh rabbit (cheese dish also called Welsh rarebit), Welsh runt (cattle), Welsh springer (spaniel) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Welsh — most commonly refers to: * Wales, a constituent country of the United Kingdom * the Welsh language (spoken in Wales) * the Welsh people (from Wales) * the Culture of Wales Welsh may also refer to:PeoplePlaces*Welsh, Louisiana, USA *Welsh,… … Wikipedia
Welsh — /welsh, welch/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Wales, its people, or their language. n. 2. the inhabitants of Wales and their descendants elsewhere. 3. Also called Cymric, Kymric. the Celtic language of Wales. 4. one of a white, lop eared breed of… … Universalium
welsh — welsh; welsh·er; welsh·man; welsh·ness; welsh·ry; welsh·ery; … English syllables
welsh´er — welsh «wehlsh, wehlch», intransitive verb. Slang. 1. to cheat by failing to pay a bet. 2. to evade the fulfillment of an obligation: »to welsh on a promise, to welsh on a business deal. Also, welch. ╂[origin uncertain] –welsh´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
Welsh — Welsh, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Wales. [1913 Webster] Note: The Welsh call themselves Cymry, in the plural, and a Welshman Cymro, and their country… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Welsh — O.E. Wilisc, Wylisc (W.Saxon), Welisc, Wælisc (Anglian and Kentish), from Wealh, Walh Celt, Briton, Welshman, non Germanic foreigner; in Tolkien s definition, common Gmc. name for a man of what we should call Celtic speech, but also applied to… … Etymology dictionary
welsh — [welsh] vi. [19th c. slang, prob. < WELSH, with reference to alleged character traits of the Welsh] Slang 1. to cheat or swindle by failing to pay a bet or other debt 2. to evade (an obligation): Often with on welsher n … English World dictionary
