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coly

[ koh-lee ]

noun

, plural co·lies.
  1. any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.


coly

/ ˈkəʊlɪ /

noun

  1. any of the arboreal birds of the genus Colius, family Coliidae, and order Coliiformes, of southern Africa. They have a soft hairlike plumage, crested head, and very long tail Also calledmousebird
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coly1

< New Latin colius < Greek koliós green woodpecker
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coly1

C19: from New Latin colius, probably from Greek kolios woodpecker
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Example Sentences

Mr. Sarr and two of his brothers gathered around the coffin with two dozen others and prayed for the victim, Seyni Coly, a baker who died after being shot in the abdomen, according to his autopsy report.

“The government wants to prevent our leader from being a candidate. We do not accept,” said Malang Coly, a Sonko supporter.

The details of the case remain the same: Like Kabou, Coly does not deny killing her daughter, born in secret and the result of a relationship with an older white man, but describes a descent into madness brought on by “sorcery.”

For long, spellbinding stretches, it compels you to look upon the face and figure of Laurence Coly, a young woman on trial in the murder of her infant daughter.

The actions of Laurence Coly — the character modeled after Kabou, played by Guslagie Malanda with the tragic, piercing dignity of a Racine heroine — are not in doubt.

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