colly
[ kol-ee ]
verb (used with object),col·lied, col·ly·ing.
to blacken as with coal dust; begrime.
noun
grime; soot.
Origin of colly
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How to use colly in a sentence
We remember these words later, when the sun of reason is 'collied,' blackened and blotted out in total eclipse.
Shakespearean Tragedy | A. C. Bradley
British Dictionary definitions for colly
colly
/ (ˈkɒlɪ) archaic, or dialect /
nounplural -lies
soot or grime, such as coal dust
verbcollies, collying or collied
(tr) to begrime; besmirch
Origin of colly
1C16: ultimately from Old English col coal
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