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Colly
Pronunciation : Col"ly
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Coal.]
Definition : Defn: The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] Burton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Col"ly
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Collied; p. pr. & vb. n. Collying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Col"ly
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A kind of dog. See Collie.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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