kilpe

Noun (1)

kelp (countable and uncountable, plural kelps)

1. Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (especially of order Laminariales).
   • Underneath the area demarcated by the buoys, Ms Puckett plants kelp—a type of seaweed—on long ropes that resemble washing lines.2021 June 26, “Why New England is going wild for wet weeds”, in The Economist, →ISSN

   Synonyms:

   oyster grass

2. The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.

Noun (2)

kelp (plural kelps)

1. (dialectal) A hook or crook by which a pot is hung over a fire.
2. (obsolete) A sheath.

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