单词 | colly |
例句 | James figured to be rusty after missing the last 20 games with a high right ankle sprain suffered against Atlanta when Hawks forward Solomon Hill collied with him on March 20. LeBron James returns, but Lakers struggle in loss to Kings 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Though most of us sing “four calling birds,” the correct word is actually "colly," according to a 2016 blog post by the Library of Congress. Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees? 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z I thought the “colly birds” version that most people, including me, still sing in Britain was perhaps one of those early-childhood mistakes that embarrassingly persist into late adulthood. It’s four ‘colley’ birds, not ‘colly’ or ‘calling’ 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Although both “calling” and “colly” have appeared in versions of the song, “colly,” which is derived from the Old English word for coal, predates “calling” by more than a century, he wrote. ‘Five golden rings, four colly birds . . .’ Wait, colly birds? What’s a colly bird? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Once called colly birds — an ancient term for blackbirds — they are ringing up at $599.96, the same as last year. How’s the Economy? Just Look at How Much Celebrating ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ Will Cost 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z It is accepted that the original gift was actually four colly birds, meaning birds that were black. Nature's 12 days of Christmas 2013-12-25T02:42:44Z The word colly is an Old English adjective used to describe something black, like coal. Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees? 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z The moment was as “brief as the lightning in the collied night,” as Shakespeare might have said, but it changed McFarland’s life forever. Shakespeare in the Boardroom 2012-11-29T18:44:38Z “To think, all this time I’ve argued with my family that the correct word should be colly, and I wasn’t even pronouncing it properly!” he wrote. ‘Five golden rings, four colly birds . . .’ Wait, colly birds? What’s a colly bird? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Charlotte Smoker, 19, of Bishop's Stortford, was injured when her car hit the central reservation in Kent and then collied with another vehicle. Man facing M25 road death charge 2012-11-10T17:08:57Z His cattle were ranging over the hillsides, attended by a colly. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z So colly birds likely refer to blackbirds, according to the library. Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees? 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Bright as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say "Behold!" The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z “As colly passed out of common usage among English-language speakers, it’s no surprise that Austin’s similar-sounding alternative calling became more popular,” he wrote. ‘Five golden rings, four colly birds . . .’ Wait, colly birds? What’s a colly bird? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z There was little sympathy in feeling, although there might have been in choice; and so their loves passed "Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z At this particularly felicitous moment, his wife entered the outer door, when the first thing she met was the colly dog wi' a row o' the fresh butter in his mouth. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 The fifth day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Five gold rings, Four colly birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, and A partridge in a pear tree. The Nursery Rhymes of England To you my poor sheep I resign, My colly, my crook, and my horn: To leave you, indeed, I repine, But I must away with the morn. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. The debate raises the question: If colly was the original term, and if it referred to coal, shouldn’t the song be sung, “four coally birds?” ‘Five golden rings, four colly birds . . .’ Wait, colly birds? What’s a colly bird? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, "Behold!" Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature A colly, with the sheep-dog's wooden bar suspended from its shaggy neck, lay at his feet. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time The fourth day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Four colly birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, and A partridge in a pear tree. The Nursery Rhymes of England In another, a colly dog jumped over a coffin which a funeral party had set on the ground while they rested. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore Offers of dogs came from numerous quarters—dogs representing the mastiff, bloodhound, Newfoundland, beagle, setter, pointer, St. Bernard, terrier, bull, Spitz, dachshund, spaniel, colly, pug, and poodle families. The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice “Ah, you think so, my lad, just the same as I might think I could ha’ mended your broken colly bone. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale The kitchen was empty, and silent too, except for the tick of the clock and the colly's labored breathing. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time How suggestive this, of the ephemeral fame of even a great lawyer: "Swift as shadow, short as any dream Brief as the lightning in the collied night." Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Nae herds wi' kent or colly there, Shall ever come to fear ye, O! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied night. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That in a spleen enfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say—Behold! Notes and Queries, Number 21, March 23, 1850 That ought to be Harry's song, and the colly's too, eh?" said he, pointing to the dear old dog, who sat with his head on Owen's knee—"eh, my men? Two Years Ago, Volume II. And my dog, the noble black Scotch colly, what had become of him, I wondered? Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Soft is the collied night, and cool The wind about the garden pool. Forty-Two Poems |
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