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Welsh adjective & noun. Also Welch.

A. adjective. Orig. (Hist.), of or pertaining to the native Celtic population of England as distinguished from the Anglo-Saxons. Now, designating a native or inhabitant of Wales, a western part of Great Britain and before union with England an independent country; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Wales, its inhabitants, or its language. OE.
Special collocations & comb.: Welsh aunt a parent's first (female) cousin. Welsh Black (an animal of) a black-coated breed of cattle developed in N. Wales, now usu. kept for both meat and milk production. Welsh clearwing a dark-bodied clearwing moth, Synanthedon scoliaeformis, now confined in the British Isles to parts of Scotland and Ireland. Welsh comb the thumb and forefingers. Welshcomb verb trans. comb (one's hair) using one's thumb and fingers instead of a comb. Welsh CORGI. Welsh cotton: see COTTON noun2. Welsh dragon a red heraldic dragon as the emblem of Wales. Welsh dresser a kind of sideboard with cupboards and drawers below and open shelves above. Welsh harp a harp with three rows of strings. Welsh hound (an animal of) a breed of dog similar to the English foxhound but wire-haired. Welsh main: see MAIN noun3 3. Welsh mountain (a) (in full Welsh mountain pony) a small, strong, slender, hardy breed of pony, used as a riding pony or in harness; (b) (in full Welsh mountain sheep) a small hardy breed of sheep developed in the uplands of Wales. Welsh Nationalist a person wanting home rule for Wales; spec. a member of the Welsh Nationalist Party; Welsh Nationalist Party = PLAID noun2. Welsh niece a first (female) cousin. Welsh Office the government department responsible for Welsh affairs; the building where this is housed. Welsh onion a tufted plant, Allium fistulosum, related to the onion, grown for its slender elongated bulbs which are used like spring onions; also called ciboule. Welsh poppy a yellow-flowered poppy of shady rocky places, Meconopsis cambrica, native to western Europe (including Wales and SW England) and freq. grown for ornament. Welsh rabbit = Welsh RAREBIT. Welsh springer (spaniel): see SPRINGER 6. Welsh terrier (an animal of) a stocky, rough-coated, usu. black and tan breed of terrier with a square muzzle and drop ears. Welsh uncle a parent's male first cousin. Welsh Wales colloq. the parts of Wales where Welsh culture is especially strong or which are most distinctively Welsh. Welsh wave a small European geometrid moth, Venusia cambrica, which has pale wings with dark wavy markings.
b. noun. Pl. same, (in sense 1c) Welshes.
a. collect. pl. The Celtic ancient Britons as distinguished from the Anglo-Saxons. obsolete exc. Hist. OE.
b. collect. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Wales. ME.
c. A Welshman. Long rare or obsolete. LME.
The Celtic language of Wales. OE.
Old Welsh: see OLD adjective.
b. transf. A strange language; speech not readily understood. Now rare. M17.
Welsher noun1 (slang) a Welsh person M19.
Welshness noun Welsh character L16.
Welshy noun (slang) a Welsh person M20.