COLLY - 7 definitions found
colly v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire] [ant: clean, make clean] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) colly transitive verb (collied; collying) Etymology: alteration of Middle English colwen, from Old English *colgian, from Old English col coal Date: 1590 dialect chiefly British to blacken with or as if with soot Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Collie \Col"lie\, n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy, dog.] (Zo["o]l.) The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks. [Written also colly, colley.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Colly \Col"ly\, n. [From Coal.] The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] --Burton. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Colly \Col"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collied; p. pr. & vb. n. Collying.] To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime. [Archaic.] Thou hast not collied thy face enough. --B. Jonson. Brief as the lighting in the collied night. --Shak. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Colly \Col"ly\, n. A kind of dog. See Collie. |
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