Part 2114

<h1>Collum</h1> <Xpage=279>

<hw>Col"lum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Colla</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L., neck.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A neck or cervix.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Collar</er>.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Collusion</h1> <Xpage=279>

<hw>Col*lu"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>collusio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>collusion</ets>. See <er>Collude</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose; a playing into each other's hands; deceit; fraud; cunning.</def>

<blockquote>The foxe, maister of <b>collusion</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>That they [miracles] be done publicly, in the face of the world, that there may be no room to suspect artifice and <b>collusion</b>. <i>Atterbury.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of the weavers, or the <b>collusion</b> of both, the ware was bad and the price excessive. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An agreement between two or more persons to defraud a person of his rights, by the forms of law, or to obtain an object forbidden by law.</def>

<i>Bouvier. Abbott.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Collusion</er>, <er>Connivance</er>.</syn> <usage> A person who is guilty of <i>connivance</i> intentionally overlooks, and thus sanctions what he was bound to prevent. A person who is guilty of <i>collusion</i> unites with others (playing into their hands) for fraudulent purposes.</usage>

<h1>Collusive</h1> <Xpage=279>

<hw>Col*lu"sive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Characterized by collusion; done or planned in collusion.</def> "<i>Collusive</i> and sophistical arguings." <i>J. Trapp.</i> "<i>Collusive</i> divorces." <i>Strype.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Acting in collusion.</def> "<i>Collusive parties</i>." <i>Burke.</i>

-- <wordforms><wf>Col*lu"sive*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Col*lu"sive*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Collusory</h1> <Xpage=279>

<hw>Col*lu"so*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>collusorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Collusive.</def>

<h1>Collutory</h1> <Xpage=279>

<hw>Col"lu*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>colluere</ets>, <ets>collutum</ets>, to wash.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicated wash for the mouth.</def>

<h1>Colly</h1> <Xpage=279>

<hw>Col"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Coal</er>.]</ety> <def>The black grime or soot of coal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Burton.</i>

<h1>Colly</h1> <Xpage=279>

<hw>Col"ly</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Collied</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Collying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime.</def> <mark>[Archaic.]</mark>

<blockquote>Thou hast not <b>collied</b> thy face enough. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>