coll
/kɑl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, United Kingdom.
name
A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, of rare usage. A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today.
name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Example Sentences
- "So hauing ſayd, her twixt her armes twaine / Shee ſtreightly ſtraynd, and colled tenderly"
- ""As how, my lambkin," blushing, she replide, / "Because I in this dancing schoole abide? / If that it be, that breede's this discontent, / We will remoue the camp incontinent: / For shelter onelie, sweete heart, came I hither, / And to auoide the troblous stormie weather; / But now the coaste is cleare, we will be gonne, / Since, but thy self, true louer I haue none." / With that she sprung full lightlie to my lips / And fast about the neck me colle's, and clips ..."
- "'You couldn't expect her to throw her arms round 'ee, an' to kiss and to coll 'ee all at once.'"
- "They kissed and colled in parks and fields and, better, a / Warm bed, her own."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɑl/
- British English: /kɒl/