† coˈlee Obs.
Also 4 cole.
[ME., a. OF. colee blow, stroke, prop. blow on the neck, in It. collāta, f. L. coll-um neck.]
A blow, stroke; esp. the stroke with the flat of a sword given in dubbing a knight; = accolade.
| 1375 Barbour Bruce vii. 623 Clyffurd and wauss [= Vaux] maid a melle Quhar cliffurd raucht him a cole. c 1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode iv. xxx. (1869) 193 A knyght oweth wel to suffre colee or he entre in to stour. c 1450 Mirour Saluacioun 4117 Crist toke the ordre of knyght with the colee certayne. |