English-Thai Dictionary

kelp

N สาหร่ายทะเล สีน้ำตาล  sa-rai-ta-le-se-nam-tan

 

kelpy

N สุนัข เฝ้า แกะ ใน ออสเตรเลีย  ผี ที่ ทำให้ คน จม น้ำตาย จาก นิยาย ของ สก๊อต แลน ด์  kelpie

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KELP

n.The calcined ashes of sea weed, used in the manufacture of glass. This is a dark color alkaline substance, which, in a furnace, vitrifies and becomes transparent.

 

KELPY

n.An imaginary spirit of the waters, in the form of a horse. [Local and vulgar. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

KELP

Kelp, n. Etym: [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin. ]

 

1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any large blackish seaweed.

 

Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain; Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean. Kelp crab (Zoöl.), a California spider crab (Epialtus productus ), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color. -- Kelp salmon (Zoöl.), a serranoid food fish (Serranus clathratus ) of California. See Cabrilla.

 

KELPFISH

KELPFISH Kelp "fish `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small California food fish (Heterostichus rostratus ), living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the genus Platyglossus.

 

KELPIE; KELPY

Kel "pie, Kel "py, n.; pl. Kelpies. Etym: [Cf. Gael. cailpeach,calpach, colpach, a heifer, steer, colt, colpa a cow or horse. ] (Scotch Myth. )

 

Defn: An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned. Jamieson.

 

KELPWARE

KELPWARE Kelp "ware `, n.

 

Defn: Same as Kelp, 2.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

kelp

kelp |kelp kɛlp | ▶noun a large brown seaweed that typically has a long, tough stalk with a broad frond divided into strips. Some kinds grow to a very large size and form underwater “forests ” that support a large population of animals. [Family Laminariaceae, class Phaeophyceae, including the genera Laminaria (used in some areas as manure ) and Macrocystis (harvested in the US as a source of algin ).] • the calcined ashes of seaweed, used as a source of various salts. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

kelpfish

kelp fish |ˈkelpˌfiSH ˈkɛlpˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or kelpfishes ) any of a number of fish that live among kelp or other marine algae, in particular: [● a small fish with the dorsal fin running the length of the body, of the Pacific coast of North America (Gibbonsia and other genera, family Clinidae ). ● an Australian fish that lives among seagrass and algae (family Chironemidae: several genera ).]

 

kelpie

kel pie |ˈkelpē ˈkɛlpi | ▶noun 1 a water spirit of Scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse, reputed to delight in the drowning of travelers. 2 a sheepdog of an Australian breed with a smooth coat, originally bred from a Scottish collie. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach, colpach ‘bullock, colt. ’ Sense 2 apparently comes from the name of a particular bitch, King's Kelpie ( c. 1879 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

kelp

kelp |kɛlp | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a large brown seaweed that typically has a long, tough stalk with a broad frond divided into strips. ●Family Laminariaceae, class Phaeophyceae, including the genera Laminaria (used in some areas as manure ) and Macrocystis (harvested in the US as a source of algin ). • the calcined ashes of seaweed, used as a source of various salts. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

kelpfish

kelp |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or kelpfishes ) any of a number of fish that live among kelp or other marine algae, in particular: ● a small fish with the dorsal fin running the length of the body, of the Pacific coast of North America (Gibbonsia and other genera, family Clinidae ). ● an Australian fish which lives among seagrass and algae (family Chironemidae: several genera ).

 

kelpie

kelpie |ˈkɛlpi | ▶noun 1 a water spirit of Scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse and reputed to delight in the drowning of travellers. 2 a sheepdog of an Australian breed with a smooth coat, originally bred from a Scottish collie. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach, colpach ‘bullock, colt ’. Sense 2 apparently comes from the name of a particular bitch, King's Kelpie ( c. 1879 ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Kelp

Kelp Substantiv, Neutrum , das |K e lp |das Kelp; Genitiv: des Kelps englisch zur Gewinnung von Jod verwendete Asche von Seetang

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

kelp

kelp /kelp /名詞 U 〘植 〙(大型で褐色の )海草 〘コンブ アラメなど 〙; 海草灰 〘ヨードが採れる 〙.