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Collied

Collied \Col"lied\, p. & a. Darkened. See Colly, v. t.

Collied

Colly \Col"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collied; p. pr. & vb. n. Collying.] To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime.

Thou hast not collied thy face enough.
--B. Jonson.

Brief as the lighting in the collied night.
--Shak.

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collied

vb. (en-pastcolly)

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collied

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colly
  1. v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime, grime, bemire] [ant: clean]

  2. [also: collied, colliest, collier]

Usage examples of "collied".

Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, "Behold!

Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, “Behold!