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
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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
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
“How am I supposed to work now knowing I’m going to see J. cole and Drake perform ‘In the Morning’ live,” tweeted @killa_ASH.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Send along a tub of sweet-and-smoky pulled pork with hamburger buns, cole slaw, and sautéed greens, and dinner is served.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2022
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
Tottenham claim just their second victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 36 years, winning 2-0 as the hosts finish with 10 men after a red card for Cole Palmer.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Kevin Cole, chief executive of Mid Oregon Credit Union, was stunned when he got the company’s new healthcare cost projection: Mid Oregon was expected to spend 38% more on coverage in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
“It was horrific, much worse than I expected,” said Cole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Former Deputy Mayor Rick Cole, who worked for former Mayor Eric Garcetti and now supports Raman, said the council member’s willingness to change her mind is a strength, not a weakness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Sean Cole got a four-wheeler for his twelfth.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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
But who gets the hextra price of the coles and the factory goods?
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
Tisnt honely in coles Jon as strikes is goin on, but in hother trades, and in hall on em tis the men and their wives an children an not the masters as suffers.
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
The profitt to be made of the said woodes is either by convertinge the same to coles, and soe for makinge iron or otherwise by sellinge of the tymber by the tonne.
From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by H. G. (Henry George) Nicholls
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