Hypertext Webster Gateway: "colly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Colly \Col"ly\, n. [From {Coal}.]
The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] --Burton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Colly \Col"ly\, n.
A kind of dog. See {Collie}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
colly
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when
you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {grime},
{bemire}] [ant: {clean}]
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