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 ]
[くるわす, kuruwasu] (v5s) (1) to drive mad; to make insane; (2) to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to throw out of kilter; (3) to derail (a plan, etc.) [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kilter
n 1: in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" [syn:
{kilter}, {kelter}]
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