EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ceirt1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eacha). Piece of clothing; rag, clout. 1. Cuimil le ~ é, wipe it with a cloth. ~ chuimilte, dusting-rag. S.a. geir. Ná déan ~ de, don’t make a rag of it. Cuir ~ air, wrap a piece of cloth, a bandage, round it. 2. (pl.) Cuir ort do cheirteacha, put on your clothes. Tá mo cheirteacha stróicthe, my clothes are tattered. Fear ~eacha, ragman. (Var. of 2:~each m)
ceirt2, f. (gs. ~e). Lit: Apple-tree.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ bratóg, ceirteacha, rag-merchant.
Idir chorp (is) cheirt; idir chorp is chleití; idir chorp chleite is sciathán, bodily, entirely.
~ de cheirt, a wipe of a cloth.
Ceirt na ~e, candlestick wiper.
Ceirt, sop, na ~e a chuimilt do dhuine, to wipe s.o.’s eye.
Bhí sé ar ~ ina cheirteacha, his clothes were much too big for him.
Súfaidh an cheirt é, the cloth will soak it up.