kell (plural kells)

1. (obsolete) The caul.
2. (obsolete, figurative) That which covers or envelops, like a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
   • c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont; John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: Printed for Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, OCLC 3083972 ↗, Act 5, scene 4:

     I'll have him cut to the kell.

3. (obsolete) The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.

kell (plural kells)

1. A kiln.

kell (uncountable)

1. A sort of pottage; kale.

1. Surname
2. Short for Kelly#English|Kelly. (female given name)