Kell

Kell
Kell Kell, n. [Cf. {Caul}.] 1. The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

I'll have him cut to the kell. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

2. The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect. -- B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]


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  • Kell — bezeichnet das Kell System bei den menschlichen Blutgruppen den Luftkurort Kell am See im Landkreis Trier Saarburg, Rheinland Pfalz die Verbandsgemeinde Kell am See in Rheinland Pfalz den Stadtteil Kell (Andernach) von Andernach im Landkreis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kell — kel adj of, relating to, or being a group of allelic red blood cell antigens of which some are important causes of transfusion reactions and some forms of erythroblastosis fetalis <Kell blood group system> <Kell blood typing> Kell… …   Medical dictionary

  • Kell — Kell, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 231 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 1.009902 sq. miles (2.615633 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.009902 sq. miles (2.615633 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Kell, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 231 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 1.009902 sq. miles (2.615633 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.009902 sq. miles (2.615633 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Kell — Kell, n. A kiln. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kell — Kell, n. [A modification of kale.] A sort of pottage; kale. See {Kale}, 2. Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kell [1] — Kell, Dorf im Kreise Mayen des Regierungsbezirks Coblenz der preußischen Rheinprovinz; Sauerquelle Tillerborn; 420 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Kell [2] — Kell, Julius, geb. 1813 in Pappendorf bei Haynichen; vormals Rector zu Kirchberg im Sächsischen Erzgebirge, st. 1849 in Dresden als Landtagsdeputirter. Verfasser verschiedener Schul u. Erziehungsschriften, Redacteur der Sächsischen Schulzeitung u …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Kell — The name Kell has a number of meanings:Places* Kell (volcano), an extinct stratovolcano in Kamchatka Krai, Russia * Kell, Illinois, a village in the United States * Kell am See, a village and a municipality in the Trier Saarburg district, in… …   Wikipedia

  • Kell — This very interesting surname is English but of pre 7th century Scandinavian Viking origins. Recorded as Kell, Kelle, Kells, and Chell, it derives from the Norse word kel , a shorten form of the male name Ketill. This has the very unusual meaning …   Surnames reference

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