cleit
-e, -ean, sf Quill 2 Feather. 3 Down. 4 Covering of feathers. 5 Rocky eminence. 6 Ridge or reef of sunken rocks — Islay. 7 Eaves. 8 Flake, as of snow. 9(AC) Land surrounded by the sea at high-water. 10* Clot. 11(AC) Door-bar. — Uist. 12(AC) Backbone. 16(DC) Name given to the beehive shaped erections of stone by the St. Kildans, which are used by them as stores for corn, potatoes and so on. 18** Penthouse. 19(JM) Cliff on the seashore. 20(DU) Gaelic spelling of cleat, see bàta, Nos. 6 to 8 p.75. [Often appears as a prefix or suffix in names of places, as, Ormacleit, Orme's Ridge; cleit na dabhcha, the ridge of the district; cleit na comhla, the bar of the door. [McL&D. and ** give "cléit," "clòiteag," &c., but the e is short, and "cleit," &c. as given here and by ‡ & †† is correct. — CR. †† gives ''cleit" for Nos. 5 & 6 and "cléit" for Nos. 1 & 8 but the accent is omitted by ‡ in both].
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