colly
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.col·ly
transitive verb \ˈkä-lē\col·liedcol·ly·ing
Definition of COLLY
dialect chiefly British : to blacken with or as if with soot
Origin of COLLY
alteration of Middle English colwen, from Old English *colgian, from Old English col coal
First Known Use: 1590
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