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collied

col·ly
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-ee]
    • /ˈkɒl i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-ee]
    • /ˈkɒl i/

Definitions of collied word

  • verb with object collied to blacken as with coal dust; begrime. 1
  • noun collied grime; soot. 1
  • noun collied Simple past tense and past participle of colly. 1

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Origin of collied

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; variant of collow (v.), Middle English colwen, derivative of Old English col coal; see -y1

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Parts of speech for Collied

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

collied popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

collied usage trend in Literature

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