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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras