coly (plural colies)
Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Extant species of order Coliiformes are classified into the genera Colius and Urocolius, both in family Coliidae.
• (bird): mousebird
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Coly
A minor river, the River Coly in East in Devon, England, which joins the River Axe near Colyford.
Source: Wiktionary
Co"ly, n.; pl. Colies. Etym: [NL. colius, prob. fr. Gr.
Definition: Any bird of the genus Colius and allied genera. They inhabit Africa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
