coly

American  

[koh-lee] / ˈkoʊ li /

noun

plural

colies

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

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coly British  

/ ˈkəʊlɪ /

noun

1. Also called: mousebird.  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

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Etymology

Origin of coly

< New Latin colius < Greek koliós green woodpecker

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From New York Times

Coly herself is still working through her welter of emotions and definitely not ready to give a prepared performance of remorse.

From New York Times

As the Kabou character, renamed Laurence Coly, Guslagie Malanda maintains a deceptively impassive expression, more like a spiritual exhaustion.

From New York Times

Along with her colleague Raymonde Coly, they work in a tiny workshop with two sewing machines to make them from local cloth, with a distinctive baobab image stitched on.

From BBC