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gael
CIDE DICTIONARY
gael, n.sing. & pl. [See Gaelic.].
A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gael, n.
1 a Scottish Celt.
2 a Gaelic-speaking Celt.
1 a Scottish Celt.
2 a Gaelic-speaking Celt.
Derivative
Gaeldom n.
Etymology
Gael. Gaidheal
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