Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COLLINEATION

n.The act of aiming, or directing in a line to a fixed object.

 

COLLING

n.An embrace; dalliance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COLLIN

Col "lin, n. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: A very pure form of gelatin.

 

COLLINE

Col "line, n. Etym: [F. colline, fr. L. collis a hill. ]

 

Defn: A small hill or mount. [Obs. ] And watered park, full of fine collines and ponds. Evelyn.

 

COLLINEATION

Col *lin `e *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. collineare to direct in a straight line. See Collimation. ]

 

Defn: The act of aiming at, or directing in a line with, a fixed object. [R.] Johnson.

 

COLLING

Coll "ing, n. Etym: [From Coll, v. t.]

 

Defn: An embrace; dalliance. [Obs. ] Halliwell.

 

COLLINGLY

COLLINGLY Coll "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With embraces. [Obs. ] Gascoigne.

 

COLLINGUAL

COLLINGUAL Col *lin "gual, a.

 

Defn: Having, or pertaining to, the same language.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

collinear

col lin e ar |kəˈlinēər, kä -kəˈlɪniər | ▶adjective Geometry (of points ) lying in the same straight line. DERIVATIVES col lin e ar i ty |kəˌlinēˈaritē, kä - |noun

 

Collins

Col lins |ˈkälənz ˈkɑlənz | ▶noun short for Tom Collins.

 

Collins, Joan

Col lins, Joan |ˈkälənz ˈkɑlənz | (1933 –), English actress, a sex symbol in movies such as Our Girl Friday (1953 ) and known for the television series Dynasty (1981 –89 ); full name Joan Henrietta Collins.

 

Collins, Michael

Col lins, Michael |ˈkɑlənz ˈkälənz | (1890 –1922 ), Irish nationalist leader and politician. A member of Parliament for Sinn Fein, he was one of the negotiators of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. He commanded the Irish Free State forces in the civil war and became head of state but was assassinated ten days later.

 

Collins, Phil

Col lins, Phil |ˈkälənz ˈkɑlənz | (1951 –), British rock musician and singer; full name Philip David Charles Collins. His many hits include “You Can't Hurry Love ” (1982 ) and “Sussudio ” (1985 ).

 

Collins, Wilkie

Col lins, Wilkie |ˈkɑlənz ˈkälənz | (1824 –89 ), English novelist; full name William Wilkie Collins. He is noted for his detective stories The Woman in White (1860 ) and The Moonstone (1868 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

collinear

collinear |kəˈlɪnɪə | ▶adjective Geometry (of points ) lying in the same straight line. DERIVATIVES collinearity |-ˈarɪti |noun

 

Collins

Col |lins |ˈkɒlɪnz | ▶noun short for Tom Collins.

 

Collins, Joan

Col |lins |ˈkɒlɪnz | (b.1933 ), English actress, a sex symbol in films such as Our Girl Friday (1953 ) and known more recently for the television series Dynasty (1981 –9 ); full name Joan Henrietta Collins.

 

Collins, Michael

Col |lins |ˈkɒlɪnz | (1890 –1922 ), Irish nationalist leader and politician. A Member of Parliament for Sinn Fein, he was one of the negotiators of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. He commanded the Irish Free State forces in the civil war and became head of state but was assassinated ten days later.

 

Collins, Phil

Col lins, Phil |ˈkälənz ˈkɑlənz | (1951 –), British rock musician and singer; full name Philip David Charles Collins. His many hits include “You Can't Hurry Love ” (1982 ) and “Sussudio ” (1985 ).

 

Collins, Wilkie

Col |lins |ˈkɒlɪnz | (1824 –89 ), English novelist, noted for his detective stories The Woman in White (1860 ) and The Moonstone (1868 ); full name William Wilkie Collins.

 

French Dictionary

colline

colline n. f. nom féminin Relief d ’élévation modérée aux versants généralement en pente douce (Recomm. off. ). Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • butte, petite colline; • massif, ensemble montagneux non orienté qui se dégage du relief environnant; • mont, importante élévation se détachant du relief environnant; • pic, sommet rocheux aux flancs escarpés.