colly
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colly¹
- /ˈkɒli/ UK
- /ˈkɑli/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English coly, from Old English *coliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *kolig, equivalent to coal + -y. Doublet of coaly.
adjective collier · colliest
- Black as coal. four colly birds
colly²
- /ˈkɒli/ UK
- /ˈkɑli/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English *colien, variant of *colwen (attested in Middle English colwed and colwinge), from Old English *colgian. More at collow.
verb collies · collying · collied · kelly
- To make black, as with coal. Thou hast not collied thy face enough, stinkard
noun collies · kelly
- Soot. besmeared with soot , colly
- A blackbird
- Alternative spelling of collie Can a Whig lick the feet o' the tyrant wha usurps oor Lord's throne, and accept o' ane indulgence frae him, hurled to him as a bane to a colly dog, binding himself to think as he thinks, and to preach as he wulls it; and to flatter tyranny in church and state, to win a paltry boon!
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verb to make black, as with coal
| Русский | придава́ть чёрный цвет čórnyj |
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