Crossword clues for ceilidh
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1875, from Irish céilidhe, from Old Irish céle "companion," from PIE *kei-liyo-, from root *kei- "beloved, dear," primarily "to lie; bed, couch" (see cemetery).
Wiktionary
n. 1 An Irish or Scottish informal social gathering where traditional folk music is played, with dancing and story telling. 2 Any such gathering in the Celtic diaspora.
WordNet
n. an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
Wikipedia
In modern usage, a céilidh or ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing. It originated in Scotland and Ireland and is consequently common in the Scottish and Irish diasporas, as well as throughout England where it has undergone a fusion with English country dance. In Scottish Gaelic it is spelled cèilidh , and in Irish it is spelled céilí .
CEILIDH is a public key cryptosystem based on the discrete logarithm problem in algebraic torus. This idea was first introduced by Alice Silverberg and Karl Rubin in 2003. The main advantage of the system is the reduced size of the keys for the same security over basic schemes.
The name CEILIDH comes from the Scots Gaelic word ceilidh which means a traditional Scottish Gathering.
Ceilidh was a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1973 and 1974.
Usage examples of "ceilidh".
I need desperately is to find the Irishman that Lindsay was talking to between leaving the ceilidh and entering her room.
Scots-Irish Ceilidh last night, and in the early hours of the morning, she was introduced to a delegate who has been offered a job in America.
They left the ceilidh together, so she could offer him some tips about working among the barbarians, and they chatted for some time.
So, if you were at the ceilidh last night, and you know the identity of the Irishman Lindsay was talking to, or if indeed you are that soldier, please let her know.
Pete Astor found himself volunteered to be a member of the band playing at a ceilidh on Saturday night, which was overcast but dry, and not particularly cold.
When he returned from his Charm excursion, Astor put off his guitar practice again while he contacted James Faucumberg to discuss bringing the ceilidh band down from Scotland to do some recording for Kiron Sounds.
The dabke is all about hips and breeze whereas, if you find yourself at a ceilidh, Celtic step-dancing is all about feet and knees.
The ceilidh was being held in a barnlike shack falling to rack and ruin down in the midst of the mangrove swamps festering about the mouth of the Dungloe River.
Before long, Materia was playing for local ceilidhs and traveling vaudeville troupes.
Johnson's Dictionary, Jamie's ledgers and account books, several of Brianna's sketchbooks, and the slender buckram-bound journal in which Roger recorded the words of unfamiliar songs and poems acquired at ceilidhs and hearthsides.