Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Kell /kĕl/ · IPA /kɛl/ n. n. n. 01 n. A kiln. 1. A kiln.[Obs.] 02 n. A sort of pottage; kale. See Kale, 2. 1. A sort of pottage; kale. See Kale, 2. See: Kale 03 n. The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film. 1. The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film.[Obs.] “I'll have him cut to the kell.” — Beau. & Fl. 2. The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.