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Meaning of SPELT

Pronunciation:  spelt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
 
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 Synonyms: Triticum aestivum spelta, Triticum spelta
 
 See Also: corn, wheat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Spelt\,
    imp. & p. p. of {Spell}. Spelled.
    
  2. \Spelt\, n. [AS. spelt, fr. L. spelta.] (Bot.)
    A species of grain ({Triticum Spelta}) much cultivated for
    food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also {German
    wheat}.
    
  3. \Spelt\, n. [See {Spalt}.] (Metal.)
    Spelter. [Colloq.]
    
  4. \Spelt\, v. t. & i. [See {Spell} a splinter.]
    To split; to break; to spalt. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
    
 

 

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