KELL
Kell, n. Etym: [Cf. Caul.]
1. The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film. [Obs.] I'll have him cut to the kell. Beau. & Fl.
2. The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect. B. Jonson.
KELOID
Ke"loid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Med.)
Defn: Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin. — n.
Defn: A keloid tumor.
KELOTOMY
Ke*lot"o*my, n. (Med.)
Defn: See Celotomy.
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.