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
Other Word Forms
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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
Example Sentences
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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
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
His side orders include baked beans, cole slaw, purple slaw, potato and pasta salads, a macaroni and cheese and an item he says you can’t find anywhere else in town.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2016
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
According to the account of solo sailing that Cole Brauer gives in her memoir, “First Light,” the internet has become an integral part of long-haul yachting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Cole said there needs to be sustainable funding for food banks to operate as well as support from government and the Northern Assembly.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The following song, “Different Religion,” filled with clanging effects, an appealing subsonic rumble, and vocals from Cole Haden of Model/Actriz, might be the record’s finest moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Cole and Tucker are starting conversations with Wolfe’s alma mater about acquiring Wolfe-owned paintings by Bertiers and Akoto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Every few months, Cole found himself being referred to someone else.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
Colliers have struk work and coles is riz accordin.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
Me and my girl Sally, we've made the attic as confortable as we can and I've lit a fire up there once, but you see mum coles costs money like everythink else.
From Daisy Ashford: Her Book by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Monkes T. 143 in hoote coles he hath hym seluen raked.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
Myne eyes with teares against the fire stryuing, With scorching gleed my hart to cynders turneth; But with those drops the coles againe reuyuing, Still more and more vnto my torment burneth.
From Minor Poems of Michael Drayton by Cyril Brett
Strikes makes coles dere, and likewise heverything helse as the men gives hover makin.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
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