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Definition of colly

colly
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.]
Colly
Colly Col"ly, n. [From Coal.] The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] --Burton.
Colly
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.
Colly
Colly Col"ly, n. A kind of dog. See Collie.

Meaning of colly from wikipedia

- Collie or Colly may mean: Collie, an old type and breed of herding dog originating in the United Kingdom; the ancestor of numerous breeds and types, some...
- Colly Barnes Ezeh, commonly known as Colly, also known as Steve (Chinese: 史提夫, born 10 December 1979) is a Nigerian-born Hong Kong former footballer who...
- Quirindi. At the 2021 census, Colly Blue had a po****tion of 22. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Colly Blue (suburb and locality)". Australian...
- A col in geomorphology is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks. It may also be called a gap or p****. Particularly rugged and forbidding...
- Coles may refer to: Coles Supermarkets, a supermarket chain in Australia Coles Group, parent company of Coles Supermarkets, Coles Online, Coles Local...
- Anthony Colly (1502/3–1574), of Glaston, Rutland, was an English politician. He married Catherine, the daughter of William Skeffington, MP for Leicestershire...
- Thomas Colly (by 1513 – 1560 or later), of Dover, Kent, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover in April 1554. "COLLY, Thomas...
- Richard Keith Robert Coles FRSA FKC (born 26 March 1962) is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest. He first came to prominence...
- Roger Colly (by 1532 – c. 1589) was the member of the Parliament of England for Marlborough for the parliament of March 1553. COLLY, Roger (by 1532-87/89)...
- mishearing of "partridge in a pear tree". The 1780 version has "four colly birds"—colly being a regional English expression for "coal-black" (the name of...