[col.ly] vt col.lied ; col.ly.ing [alter. of ME colwen, fr. (assumed) OE colgian, fr. OE col coal] (1590) dial chiefly Brit: to blacken with or as if with soot
COLLY
Meaning of COLLY in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012