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Meaning of kell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/kɛl/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. The caul.
    obsolete
  3. A kiln.
  4. Alternative spelling of kale (“broth”).
    alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  5. A female given name, clipping of Kelly.
  6. That which covers or envelops, like a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
    figuratively, obsolete
  7. The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.
    obsolete

Examples

“I'll have him cut to the kell.”
“Bury himself in every silkworm's kell”
“Kell-drying”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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