01 n. The black grime or soot of coal.
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The black grime or soot of coal.[Obs.]
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Webster, 1913
Colly
02 v. t. To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime.
imp. & p. p.
Collied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Collying
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To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime.[Archaic.]“Thou hast not collied thy face enough.” — B. Jonson.“Brief as the lighting in the collied night.” — Shak.
03 n. A kind of dog. See Collie.
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A kind of dog. See Collie. See: Collie