From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Collie \Col"lie\ (k[o^]l"l[y^]), n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy,
dog.] (Zool.)
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}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Colly \Col"ly\, n. [From {Coal}.]
The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] --Burton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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Thou hast not collied thy face enough. --B. Jonson.
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Brief as the lighting in the collied night. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Colly \Col"ly\, n.
A kind of dog. See {Collie}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
colly
v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime},
{grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}, {make clean}]
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