English Explanatory Dictionary

colly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Black as coal.
verb
  1. To make black, as with coal.
noun
  1. Soot.
  2. A blackbird
  3. Alternative spelling of collie.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colly.wav /ˈkɑli/

Word forms

colly collier colliest collies collying collied kelly

Etymology

From Middle English coly, from Old English *coliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *kolig, equivalent to coal + -y. Doublet of coaly.

Related words

collywobbles

Derived words

colliness
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