VividLex

Home / Dictionary / colly

colly

7 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. n. The black grime or soot of coal. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A kind of dog. See Collie. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty Source: wordnet
  5. 5. The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] Burton. 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. A kind of dog. See Collie. Source: webster
  6. 6. The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] Burton. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v make soiled, filthy, or dirty Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Open full thesaurus page for colly · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
colluvies
collybist