Colly

Translation of "colly" into Russian

Adjective

colly

collier Comp.

colliest Super.

The colly dog needed a bath after playing in the mud.

Грязной собаке нужен был душ после игры в грязи.

Noun

Coal dust or soot, especially as it accumulates on a person or object.

After a long shift in the pit, his face was streaked with colly.

A European blackbird (Turdus merula), especially as referenced in the traditional carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas".

In the old song, "four colly birds" refers to four blackbirds.

Verb

To blacken or smear with coal dust or soot.

The mechanic’s overalls were collied with grease and grime.

Adjective

Covered with or resembling coal dust; sooty.

The chimney sweep emerged from the fireplace with a colly appearance, his face and clothes blackened by soot.