Associations to the word «Colly»

Wiktionary

COLLY, adjective. (British) (dialect) black as coal
COLLY, verb. (transitive) (archaic) to make black, as with coal
COLLY, noun. (British) (dialect) Soot.
COLLY, noun. (British) (dialect) A blackbird
COLLY, noun. (dated) Alternative spelling of collie

Dictionary definition

COLLY, verb. Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley