cole

[kohl] Origin

cole

[kohl]
noun
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Also called colewort.


Origin:
before 1000; Middle English col(e), Old English cāl, cāw(e)l < Latin caulis stalk, cabbage; cognate with Greek kaulós stalk. See kohlrabi

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Cole is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Cole

[kohl]
noun
1.
Nat “King” (Nathaniel Adams Coles), 1919?–65, U.S. singer and jazz pianist.
2.
Thomas, 1801–48, U.S. painter, born in England: a founder of the Hudson River School of landscape painting.
3.
Timothy, 1852–1931, U.S. wood engraver, born in England.
4.
a male given name.

Young·er

[yuhng-ger]
noun
Thomas Coleman (“Cole”), 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
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cole (kəʊl)
 
n
Also called: colewort any of various plants of the genus Brassica, such as the cabbage and rape
 
[Old English cāl, from Latin caulis plant stalk, cabbage]

Cole (kəʊl)
 
n
Nat `King', real name Nathaniel Adams Cole. 1917--65, US popular singer and jazz pianist

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cole
late O.E. cawel, perhaps via O.N. kal, from L. caulis "stem, stalk, cabbage" (cf. It. cavolo, Sp. col, O.Fr. chol, Fr. chou; also borrowed in Gmc., cf. Swed. kal, Dan. kaal, Ger. kohl, Du. kool).
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