cole
- any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Origin of cole
Cole
- Nat “King”Nathaniel Adams Coles, 1919?–65, U.S. singer and jazz pianist.
- Thomas,1801–48, U.S. painter, born in England: a founder of the Hudson River School of landscape painting.
- Timothy,1852–1931, U.S. wood engraver, born in England.
- a male given name.
Younger
- Thomas ColemanCole, 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
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Contemporary Examples of cole
And will this become four, if Cole and Helen have theirs added too?
Coded references to risqué and sexual matters were catnip to the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Cole Porter.
Allison and Cole have lost a child, his family is shady, and his mother domineering.
How Will They End ‘The Affair’? Showtime’s Adultery Drama Defies PredictabilityTim Teeman
December 11, 2014
Allison lives there with Cole (Joshua Jackson), her husband.
How Will They End ‘The Affair’? Showtime’s Adultery Drama Defies PredictabilityTim Teeman
December 11, 2014
No one was killed in this incident, but both law enforcement agents as well as Cole were wounded.
Historical Examples of cole
Captain Cole volunteered to accompany them with a dozen sowars.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill
Mr. COLE explained that it would be an enormous thing for fishermen.
The Mayberry bounds—that's what Mrs. Cole called them—and just this side.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
She left me and I went into the Reverend Cole's study and closed the door.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
He admitted that 'he had intended to hang Lawrence and Cole.'
The Valet's Tragedy and Other StoriesAndrew Lang
cole
- any of various plants of the genus Brassica, such as the cabbage and rapeAlso called: colewort
Word Origin for cole
Cole
- Nat `King', real name Nathaniel Adams Cole. 1917–65, US popular singer and jazz pianist
Word Origin and History for cole
"cabbage," late Old English cawel, perhaps via Old Norse kal, from Latin caulis "stem, stalk, cabbage" (source of Italian cavolo, Spanish col, Old French chol, French chou; also borrowed elsewhere in Germanic, e.g. Swedish kal, Danish kaal, German kohl, Dutch kool).