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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Collie \Col"lie\ (k[o^]l"l[y^]), 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.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Colly \Col"ly\, n. [From Coal.]
     The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] --Burton.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Thou hast not collied thy face enough.   --B. Jonson.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Brief as the lighting in the collied night. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Colly \Col"ly\, n.
     A kind of dog. See Collie.
     [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ 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]
       [also: collied, colliest, collier]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  colly
     a.
     (lb en British dialect) black as coal
     n.
     1 (lb en British dialect) soot.
     2 (lb en British dialect) A blackbird
     3 (lb en dated) (alternative spelling of en collie)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) to make black, as with coal

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  colly
     a.
     (lb en British dialect) black as coal
     n.
     1 (lb en British dialect) soot.
     2 (lb en British dialect) A blackbird
     3 (lb en dated) (alternative spelling of en collie)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) to make black, as with coal

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  colly
     a.
     (lb en British dialect) black as coal
     n.
     1 (lb en British dialect) soot.
     2 (lb en British dialect) A blackbird
     3 (lb en dated) (alternative spelling of en collie)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) to make black, as with coal

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  colly
     a.
     (lb en British dialect) black as coal
     n.
     1 (lb en British dialect) soot.
     2 (lb en British dialect) A blackbird
     3 (lb en dated) (alternative spelling of en collie)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) to make black, as with coal

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  colly
     Englanti a.
     (yhteys brittienglantia murre k=en) hiilenmusta
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys brittienglantia murre k=en) noki
     2 (yhteys brittienglantia murre k=en) mustarastas
     3 (yhteys vanhahtava k=en) ''rinnakkainen kirjoitusasu sanasta''
  '''collie#Englanti'''
     Englanti vb.
     (yhteys vanhahtava k=en) mustata, noeta, värjätä hiilenmustaksi

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɑɫi/


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