colly

colly [ˈkɒlɪ] Archaic or dialect

n pl -lies

soot or grime, such as coal dust

vb collies, collying, collied

(tr) to begrime; besmirch

[ultimately from Old English col coal]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

colly - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" begrime, bemire, dirty, grime, soil alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" foul - make unclean; "foul the water" contaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance slime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim" muddy, muddy up - dirty with mud splash - soil or stain with a splashed liquid mud, muck up, muck, mire - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" crock - soil with or as with crock blemish, spot - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"