colly

[ kol-ee ]

/ ˈkɒl i /

British Dialect

verb (used with object), col·lied, col·ly·ing.

to blacken as with coal dust; begrime.

noun

grime; soot.

Origin of colly

1555–65; variant of collow (v.), Middle English colwen, derivative of Old English colcoal; see -y¹

Words nearby colly

collusive, collut., collutorium, collutory, colluvium, colly, collyr., collyrium, collywobbles, Colmar, Cöln

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Example sentences from the Web for colly

Next thing, you fellows will be calling me old Colly Ridgeon.
The Doctor's Dilemma|George Bernard Shaw
I'll take your old clothes, Colly, sooner than disgrace you by talking to you in the street in my own; but I wont borrow money.
The Doctor's Dilemma|George Bernard Shaw
His cattle were ranging over the hillsides, attended by a colly.
Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers|Reuben Gold Thwaites
I've larnt that the nager's anger with Colly is all a pretince, an' that she's an old she schemer.
The Boy Slaves|Mayne Reid

The kitchen was empty, and silent too, except for the tick of the clock and the colly's labored breathing.
A Son of Hagar|Sir Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for colly

colly

/ (ˈkɒlɪ) archaic, or dialect /

noun plural -lies

soot or grime, such as coal dust

verb collies, collying or collied

(tr) to begrime; besmirch

Word Origin for colly

C16: ultimately from Old English col coal

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单词	colly
释义	colly [ kol-ee ] / ˈkɒl i / British Dialect verb (used with object), col·lied, col·ly·ing. to blacken as with coal dust; begrime. noun grime; soot. Origin of colly 1555–65; variant of collow (v.), Middle English colwen, derivative of Old English colcoal; see -y¹ Words nearby colly collusive, collut., collutorium, collutory, colluvium, colly, collyr., collyrium, collywobbles, Colmar, Cöln Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colly Next thing, you fellows will be calling me old Colly Ridgeon. The Doctor's Dilemma\|George Bernard Shaw I'll take your old clothes, Colly, sooner than disgrace you by talking to you in the street in my own; but I wont borrow money. The Doctor's Dilemma\|George Bernard Shaw His cattle were ranging over the hillsides, attended by a colly. Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers\|Reuben Gold Thwaites I've larnt that the nager's anger with Colly is all a pretince, an' that she's an old she schemer. The Boy Slaves\|Mayne Reid The kitchen was empty, and silent too, except for the tick of the clock and the colly's labored breathing. A Son of Hagar\|Sir Hall Caine British Dictionary definitions for colly colly / (ˈkɒlɪ) archaic, or dialect / noun plural -lies soot or grime, such as coal dust verb collies, collying or collied (tr) to begrime; besmirch Word Origin for colly C16: ultimately from Old English col coal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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