Definitions
wind around something in coils or loops
Word origin
From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”); compare legend. Doublet of cull.
Used in a sentence
“the sinuous coils of a snake”
“The wild grapevines that twisted their coils or tendrils from tree to tree.”
“‘I’m gonna go on the pill and get fitted for a coil. I don’t wanna be pregnant. Ever. Again!’”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Spiral loop”4 letters
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