Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Probably from coal; because of its color

collie

 noun
     
collie
Related topics: Pets, Animals
col‧lie [countable]
HBADHP a middle-sized dog with long hair, kept as a pet or trained to control sheep
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary