cole
noun
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rapeseed.
cole
1 American
[kohl]
/ koʊl /
noun
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coles
plural
Cole
2
American
[kohl]
/ koʊl /
noun
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Nat “King” Nathaniel Adams Coles, 1919?–65, U.S. singer and jazz pianist.
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Thomas, 1801–48, U.S. painter, born in England: a founder of the Hudson River School of landscape painting.
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Timothy, 1852–1931, U.S. wood engraver, born in England.
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a male given name.
Cole
1
British
/ kəʊl /
noun
cole
2
British
/ kəʊl /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of cole
First recorded before 1000; Middle English col(e), Old English cāl, cāw(e)l; akin to German Kohl “cabbage”; from Latin caulis “stalk, cabbage”; cognate with Greek kaulós “stalk”; see kohlrabi
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As Ella Emhoff, one of Harris’ stepchildren, puts it, “How can you be ‘childless’ when you have cutie pie kids like cole and I.” But for Vance, real parents are biological parents.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2024
The eatery boasts a Maple Smokehouse Tomahawk Pork Chop and Ham & Beans with cole slaw — verbatim from the menu.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
One of my favorite dishes on Earth is an iconic diner stalwart meal: a hot, open-faced turkey sandwich, complete with white bread, French fries, heaping amounts of gravy and cole slaw.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023
Some chow down right there — fish and shrimp, fries and cole slaw and mac and cheese, sometimes pierogies or a local noodle-and-cabbage delicacy called haluski.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
I’d find industrial-sized cans of corn that were nearly full and huge containers of cole slaw and tapioca pudding.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
“It was horrific, much worse than I expected,” said Cole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The confidence to say to Cole Palmer 'I know you just had an eight-year contract extension, but let me just put this in the top corner', and then he scores that free-kick.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Hilton is a carnival barker and a very wealthy man,” said Cole, who supported Bianco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
There is a strong argument that Chelsea find it easier to cope without the creativity of Cole Palmer than without Caicedo's ability in possession and his knack for breaking up play in midfield.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
He held out a small bundle to Cole.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
Sells all sorts of stationary wair, together with blacking balls, red herrins, ginger bread and coles, scrubbing brushes, trycle, Mouce traps, and other sweetemetes, Likewise.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
Which bowles were filled with burning coles couered ouer with embers, and in euery vessell vppon the ashes did boyle a little pot of gold, which contrary liquors infused with sweet odours.
From Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame by Robert Dallington
To which it may perhaps not be unseasonable to add, that a very worthy person in London, suggests the Pitch, drawn out of Sea coles, for a good Remedy to scare away these noysome insects.
From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World by Henry Oldenburg
Buttar waisted as if it had been dirt, coles flung away, candles burnt at both ends, tea and meat the same.
From The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond by William Makepeace Thackeray
But of the two the makinge of coles will be lykely to yield most profitt.”
From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by H. G. (Henry George) Nicholls
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