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kilter 音標拼音: [k'ɪltɚ] n. 良好狀態,順利 良好狀態,順利 kilter n 1: in working order; " out of kilter"; " in good kilter" [ synonym: { kilter}, { kelter}] Kelter \ Kel" ter\, n. [ Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael. cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool, instrument. Cf. { Kilt}.] Regular order or proper condition. [ Usually written { kilter} in th U. S.] [ Colloq., chiefly British spelling] [ 1913 Webster] If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of tune, how can we pray? -- Barrow. [ 1913 Webster]
kilter \ kil" ter\ ( k[ i^] l" t[~ e] r), n. [ Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael. cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool, instrument. Cf. { Kilt}.] Regular order or proper condition. Same as { kelter}, but { kilter} is the more common spelling in the U. S. Used chiefly in the phrase out of kilter, meaning out of order or irregular in some manner. [ Also spelled { kelter}.] [ 1913 Webster PJC]
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